diff --git a/source3/smbd/open.c b/source3/smbd/open.c
index 585d6c9a739..a8c6d24a6fa 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/open.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/open.c
@@ -2870,39 +2870,6 @@ static NTSTATUS open_file_ntcreate(connection_struct *conn,
 	return NT_STATUS_OK;
 }
 
-
-/****************************************************************************
- Open a file for for write to ensure that we can fchmod it.
-****************************************************************************/
-
-NTSTATUS open_file_fchmod(connection_struct *conn,
-			  struct smb_filename *smb_fname,
-			  files_struct **result)
-{
-	if (!VALID_STAT(smb_fname->st)) {
-		return NT_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-	}
-
-        return SMB_VFS_CREATE_FILE(
-		conn,					/* conn */
-		NULL,					/* req */
-		0,					/* root_dir_fid */
-		smb_fname,				/* fname */
-		FILE_WRITE_DATA,			/* access_mask */
-		(FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE |	/* share_access */
-		    FILE_SHARE_DELETE),
-		FILE_OPEN,				/* create_disposition*/
-		0,					/* create_options */
-		0,					/* file_attributes */
-		INTERNAL_OPEN_ONLY,			/* oplock_request */
-		0,					/* allocation_size */
-		0,					/* private_flags */
-		NULL,					/* sd */
-		NULL,					/* ea_list */
-		result,					/* result */
-		NULL);					/* pinfo */
-}
-
 static NTSTATUS mkdir_internal(connection_struct *conn,
 			       struct smb_filename *smb_dname,
 			       uint32 file_attributes)
diff --git a/source3/smbd/proto.h b/source3/smbd/proto.h
index bc15f159ab5..f5988166403 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/proto.h
+++ b/source3/smbd/proto.h
@@ -621,9 +621,6 @@ NTSTATUS change_dir_owner_to_parent(connection_struct *conn,
 				    SMB_STRUCT_STAT *psbuf);
 bool is_stat_open(uint32 access_mask);
 bool is_deferred_open_async(const void *ptr);
-NTSTATUS open_file_fchmod(connection_struct *conn,
-			  struct smb_filename *smb_fname,
-			  files_struct **result);
 NTSTATUS create_directory(connection_struct *conn, struct smb_request *req,
 			  struct smb_filename *smb_dname);
 void msg_file_was_renamed(struct messaging_context *msg,