diff --git a/src/basic/fdset.c b/src/basic/fdset.c
index 3674d3ed9da..06f8ecbdbcf 100644
--- a/src/basic/fdset.c
+++ b/src/basic/fdset.c
@@ -94,19 +94,6 @@ int fdset_put(FDSet *s, int fd) {
         return set_put(MAKE_SET(s), FD_TO_PTR(fd));
 }
 
-int fdset_consume(FDSet *s, int fd) {
-        int r;
-
-        assert(s);
-        assert(fd >= 0);
-
-        r = fdset_put(s, fd);
-        if (r <= 0)
-                safe_close(fd);
-
-        return r;
-}
-
 int fdset_put_dup(FDSet *s, int fd) {
         int copy, r;
 
diff --git a/src/basic/fdset.h b/src/basic/fdset.h
index 12d0cef7618..16efe5bdf20 100644
--- a/src/basic/fdset.h
+++ b/src/basic/fdset.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ FDSet* fdset_free(FDSet *s);
 
 int fdset_put(FDSet *s, int fd);
 int fdset_put_dup(FDSet *s, int fd);
-int fdset_consume(FDSet *s, int fd);
 
 bool fdset_contains(FDSet *s, int fd);
 int fdset_remove(FDSet *s, int fd);
diff --git a/src/basic/fs-util.c b/src/basic/fs-util.c
index 3ef1b90eddd..51268828af4 100644
--- a/src/basic/fs-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/fs-util.c
@@ -283,24 +283,6 @@ int chmod_and_chown(const char *path, mode_t mode, uid_t uid, gid_t gid) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-int fchmod_and_fchown(int fd, mode_t mode, uid_t uid, gid_t gid) {
-        assert(fd >= 0);
-
-        /* Under the assumption that we are running privileged we
-         * first change the access mode and only then hand out
-         * ownership to avoid a window where access is too open. */
-
-        if (mode != MODE_INVALID)
-                if (fchmod(fd, mode) < 0)
-                        return -errno;
-
-        if (uid != UID_INVALID || gid != GID_INVALID)
-                if (fchown(fd, uid, gid) < 0)
-                        return -errno;
-
-        return 0;
-}
-
 int fchmod_umask(int fd, mode_t m) {
         mode_t u;
         int r;
diff --git a/src/basic/fs-util.h b/src/basic/fs-util.h
index 0e2fcb21b95..0d23f8635fe 100644
--- a/src/basic/fs-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/fs-util.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ int readlink_and_canonicalize(const char *p, char **r);
 int readlink_and_make_absolute_root(const char *root, const char *path, char **ret);
 
 int chmod_and_chown(const char *path, mode_t mode, uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
-int fchmod_and_fchown(int fd, mode_t mode, uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
 
 int fchmod_umask(int fd, mode_t mode);