diff --git a/lib/util/time.h b/lib/util/time.h
index 9b897eb4b6c..1988b330576 100644
--- a/lib/util/time.h
+++ b/lib/util/time.h
@@ -180,11 +180,6 @@ void push_nttime(uint8_t *base, uint16_t offset, NTTIME t);
 */
 NTTIME pull_nttime(uint8_t *base, uint16_t offset);
 
-/**
-  parse a nttime as a large integer in a string and return a NTTIME
-*/
-NTTIME nttime_from_string(const char *s);
-
 /**
   return (tv1 - tv2) in microseconds
 */
diff --git a/source3/lib/time.c b/source3/lib/time.c
index 30ad1ec9a01..6b864253a91 100644
--- a/source3/lib/time.c
+++ b/source3/lib/time.c
@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@
 #define TIME_FIXUP_CONSTANT_INT 11644473600LL
 #endif
 
-
-/**
-  parse a nttime as a large integer in a string and return a NTTIME
-*/
-NTTIME nttime_from_string(const char *s)
-{
-	return strtoull(s, NULL, 0);
-}
-
 /**************************************************************
  Handle conversions between time_t and uint32, taking care to
  preserve the "special" values.