diff --git a/source3/smbd/posix_acls.c b/source3/smbd/posix_acls.c
index 4ad5c2b4284..2f3d911f178 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/posix_acls.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/posix_acls.c
@@ -670,76 +670,6 @@ static struct pai_val *fload_inherited_info(files_struct *fsp)
 	return paiv;
 }
 
-#if 0
-/************************************************************************
- Load the user.SAMBA_PAI attribute.
-************************************************************************/
-
-static struct pai_val *load_inherited_info(const struct connection_struct *conn,
-					   const struct smb_filename *smb_fname)
-{
-	char *pai_buf;
-	size_t pai_buf_size = 1024;
-	struct pai_val *paiv = NULL;
-	ssize_t ret;
-
-	if (!lp_map_acl_inherit(SNUM(conn))) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	if ((pai_buf = talloc_array(talloc_tos(), char, pai_buf_size)) == NULL) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	do {
-		ret = SMB_VFS_GETXATTR(conn, smb_fname,
-				       SAMBA_POSIX_INHERITANCE_EA_NAME,
-				       pai_buf, pai_buf_size);
-
-		if (ret == -1) {
-			if (errno != ERANGE) {
-				break;
-			}
-			/* Buffer too small - enlarge it. */
-			pai_buf_size *= 2;
-			TALLOC_FREE(pai_buf);
-			if (pai_buf_size > 1024*1024) {
-				return NULL; /* Limit malloc to 1mb. */
-			}
-			if ((pai_buf = talloc_array(talloc_tos(), char, pai_buf_size)) == NULL)
-				return NULL;
-		}
-	} while (ret == -1);
-
-	DEBUG(10,("load_inherited_info: ret = %lu for file %s\n",
-			(unsigned long)ret, smb_fname->base_name));
-
-	if (ret == -1) {
-		/* No attribute or not supported. */
-#if defined(ENOATTR)
-		if (errno != ENOATTR)
-			DEBUG(10,("load_inherited_info: Error %s\n", strerror(errno) ));
-#else
-		if (errno != ENOSYS)
-			DEBUG(10,("load_inherited_info: Error %s\n", strerror(errno) ));
-#endif
-		TALLOC_FREE(pai_buf);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	paiv = create_pai_val(pai_buf, ret);
-
-	if (paiv) {
-		DEBUG(10,("load_inherited_info: ACL type 0x%x for file %s\n",
-			(unsigned int)paiv->sd_type,
-			smb_fname->base_name));
-	}
-
-	TALLOC_FREE(pai_buf);
-	return paiv;
-}
-#endif
-
 /****************************************************************************
  Functions to manipulate the internal ACE format.
 ****************************************************************************/