diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index a12238a5ad..80e19a15df 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -8541,27 +8541,6 @@ virDomainDeviceFindSCSIController(const virDomainDef *def,
     return NULL;
 }
 
-virDomainDiskDefPtr
-virDomainDiskFindByBusAndDst(virDomainDefPtr def,
-                             int bus,
-                             char *dst)
-{
-    size_t i;
-
-    if (!dst)
-        return NULL;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < def->ndisks; i++) {
-        if (def->disks[i]->bus == bus &&
-            STREQ(def->disks[i]->dst, dst)) {
-            return def->disks[i];
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-
 int
 virDomainDiskDefAssignAddress(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
                               virDomainDiskDefPtr def,
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index bb77fc0266..a481389925 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2859,9 +2859,6 @@ void virDomainDiskSetFormat(virDomainDiskDefPtr def, int format);
 virDomainControllerDefPtr
 virDomainDeviceFindSCSIController(const virDomainDef *def,
                                   virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info);
-virDomainDiskDefPtr virDomainDiskFindByBusAndDst(virDomainDefPtr def,
-                                                 int bus,
-                                                 char *dst);
 
 virDomainControllerDefPtr virDomainControllerDefNew(virDomainControllerType type);
 void virDomainControllerDefFree(virDomainControllerDefPtr def);
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 3cc3d94d2e..875ad8a7c7 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ virDomainDiskDiscardTypeToString;
 virDomainDiskEmptySource;
 virDomainDiskErrorPolicyTypeFromString;
 virDomainDiskErrorPolicyTypeToString;
-virDomainDiskFindByBusAndDst;
 virDomainDiskGeometryTransTypeFromString;
 virDomainDiskGeometryTransTypeToString;
 virDomainDiskGetDetectZeroesMode;