diff --git a/lib/krb5_wrap/krb5_samba.c b/lib/krb5_wrap/krb5_samba.c
index 6f9ae4d822b..a1884853c61 100644
--- a/lib/krb5_wrap/krb5_samba.c
+++ b/lib/krb5_wrap/krb5_samba.c
@@ -126,21 +126,6 @@ void krb5_free_string(krb5_context context, char *val) {
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(HAVE_KRB5_PRINCIPAL_GET_COMP_STRING) && !defined(HAVE_KRB5_PRINC_COMPONENT)
-const krb5_data *krb5_princ_component(krb5_context context,
-				      krb5_principal principal, int i);
-
-const krb5_data *krb5_princ_component(krb5_context context,
-				      krb5_principal principal, int i)
-{
-	static krb5_data kdata;
-
-	kdata.data = discard_const_p(char, krb5_principal_get_comp_string(context, principal, i));
-	kdata.length = strlen((const char *)kdata.data);
-	return &kdata;
-}
-#endif
-
 krb5_error_code smb_krb5_princ_component(krb5_context context,
 					 krb5_const_principal principal,
 					 int i,
diff --git a/source4/auth/kerberos/kerberos.h b/source4/auth/kerberos/kerberos.h
index 41c9b048aaf..5b13f567a00 100644
--- a/source4/auth/kerberos/kerberos.h
+++ b/source4/auth/kerberos/kerberos.h
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ krb5_error_code krb5_set_default_tgs_ktypes(krb5_context ctx, const krb5_enctype
 krb5_error_code krb5_auth_con_setuseruserkey(krb5_context context, krb5_auth_context auth_context, krb5_keyblock *keyblock);
 #endif
 
-#if defined(HAVE_KRB5_PRINCIPAL_GET_COMP_STRING) && !defined(HAVE_KRB5_PRINC_COMPONENT)
-const krb5_data *krb5_princ_component(krb5_context context, krb5_principal principal, int i );
-#endif
-
 krb5_error_code smb_krb5_princ_component(krb5_context context,
 					 krb5_const_principal principal,
 					 int i,