diff --git a/libcli/security/security_descriptor.c b/libcli/security/security_descriptor.c
index 28c68215b8a..ba142016389 100644
--- a/libcli/security/security_descriptor.c
+++ b/libcli/security/security_descriptor.c
@@ -547,18 +547,6 @@ static struct security_descriptor *security_descriptor_appendv(struct security_d
 	return sd;
 }
 
-struct security_descriptor *security_descriptor_append(struct security_descriptor *sd,
-						       ...)
-{
-	va_list ap;
-
-	va_start(ap, sd);
-	sd = security_descriptor_appendv(sd, false, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-
-	return sd;
-}
-
 static struct security_descriptor *security_descriptor_createv(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 							       uint16_t sd_type,
 							       const char *owner_sid,
diff --git a/libcli/security/security_descriptor.h b/libcli/security/security_descriptor.h
index dd5d5f38049..7e6df87fefa 100644
--- a/libcli/security/security_descriptor.h
+++ b/libcli/security/security_descriptor.h
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ bool security_descriptor_equal(const struct security_descriptor *sd1,
 bool security_descriptor_mask_equal(const struct security_descriptor *sd1, 
 				    const struct security_descriptor *sd2, 
 				    uint32_t mask);
-struct security_descriptor *security_descriptor_append(struct security_descriptor *sd,
-						       ...);
 struct security_descriptor *security_descriptor_dacl_create(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 							    uint16_t sd_type,
 							    const char *owner_sid,