diff --git a/source3/smbd/dir.c b/source3/smbd/dir.c
index d6512b87663..86fa95c38cd 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/dir.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/dir.c
@@ -818,25 +818,6 @@ files_struct *dptr_fetch_fsp(struct smbd_server_connection *sconn,
 	return dptr->dir_hnd->fsp;
 }
 
-/****************************************************************************
- Fetch the dir ptr.
-****************************************************************************/
-
-struct dptr_struct *dptr_fetch_lanman2(struct smbd_server_connection *sconn,
-				       int dptr_num)
-{
-	struct dptr_struct *dptr  = dptr_get(sconn, dptr_num);
-
-	if (!dptr) {
-		DEBUG(3,("fetched null dirptr %d\n",dptr_num));
-		return(NULL);
-	}
-	DEBUG(3,("fetching dirptr %d for path %s\n",
-		dptr_num,
-		dptr->smb_dname->base_name));
-	return(dptr);
-}
-
 /****************************************************************************
  Fetch the fsp associated with the dptr_num.
 ****************************************************************************/
@@ -844,11 +825,13 @@ struct dptr_struct *dptr_fetch_lanman2(struct smbd_server_connection *sconn,
 files_struct *dptr_fetch_lanman2_fsp(struct smbd_server_connection *sconn,
 				       int dptr_num)
 {
-	struct dptr_struct *dptr = dptr_fetch_lanman2(sconn, dptr_num);
-
+	struct dptr_struct *dptr  = dptr_get(sconn, dptr_num);
 	if (dptr == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	DBG_NOTICE("fetching dirptr %d for path %s\n",
+		dptr_num,
+		dptr->smb_dname->base_name);
 	return dptr->dir_hnd->fsp;
 }
 
diff --git a/source3/smbd/proto.h b/source3/smbd/proto.h
index d371ba9e4dc..c1d6b32c06e 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/proto.h
+++ b/source3/smbd/proto.h
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ bool dptr_fill(struct smbd_server_connection *sconn,
 	       char *buf1,unsigned int key);
 files_struct *dptr_fetch_fsp(struct smbd_server_connection *sconn,
 			       char *buf,int *num);
-struct dptr_struct *dptr_fetch_lanman2(struct smbd_server_connection *sconn,
-				       int dptr_num);
 files_struct *dptr_fetch_lanman2_fsp(struct smbd_server_connection *sconn,
 				       int dptr_num);
 bool get_dir_entry(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,