diff --git a/source3/modules/posixacl_xattr.c b/source3/modules/posixacl_xattr.c
index 23a79929014..2b8c926cd33 100644
--- a/source3/modules/posixacl_xattr.c
+++ b/source3/modules/posixacl_xattr.c
@@ -512,13 +512,6 @@ int posixacl_xattr_acl_set_fd(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 	return SMB_VFS_FSETXATTR(fsp, name, buf, size, 0);
 }
 
-int posixacl_xattr_acl_delete_def_file(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
-				const struct smb_filename *smb_fname)
-{
-	return SMB_VFS_FREMOVEXATTR(smb_fname->fsp,
-			ACL_EA_DEFAULT);
-}
-
 int posixacl_xattr_acl_delete_def_fd(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 				files_struct *fsp)
 {
diff --git a/source3/modules/posixacl_xattr.h b/source3/modules/posixacl_xattr.h
index 1b23d1a59e1..83885b8c10e 100644
--- a/source3/modules/posixacl_xattr.h
+++ b/source3/modules/posixacl_xattr.h
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ int posixacl_xattr_acl_set_fd(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 			      SMB_ACL_TYPE_T type,
 			      SMB_ACL_T theacl);
 
-int posixacl_xattr_acl_delete_def_file(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
-				const struct smb_filename *smb_fname);
-
 int posixacl_xattr_acl_delete_def_fd(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 				files_struct *fsp);
 #endif