diff --git a/build-aux/syntax-check.mk b/build-aux/syntax-check.mk
index e51877648a..e1ccb74986 100644
--- a/build-aux/syntax-check.mk
+++ b/build-aux/syntax-check.mk
@@ -490,11 +490,6 @@ sc_prohibit_gettext_noop:
 	halt='use N_, not gettext_noop' \
 	  $(_sc_search_regexp)
 
-sc_prohibit_VIR_ERR_NO_MEMORY:
-	@prohibit='\<VIR_ERR_NO_MEMORY\>' \
-	halt='use virReportOOMError, not VIR_ERR_NO_MEMORY' \
-	  $(_sc_search_regexp)
-
 sc_prohibit_PATH_MAX:
 	@prohibit='\<PATH_MAX\>' \
 	halt='dynamically allocate paths, do not use PATH_MAX' \
@@ -1895,9 +1890,6 @@ exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_libvirt_unmarked_diagnostics = \
 
 exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_po_check = ^(docs/|src/rpc/gendispatch\.pl$$|tests/commandtest.c$$)
 
-exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_prohibit_VIR_ERR_NO_MEMORY = \
-  ^(build-aux/syntax-check\.mk|include/libvirt/virterror\.h|src/remote/remote_daemon_dispatch\.c|src/util/virerror\.c|docs/internals/oomtesting\.html\.in)$$
-
 exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_prohibit_PATH_MAX = \
 	^build-aux/syntax-check\.mk$$
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index c921ef0dc0..2a3bbdc577 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -2117,7 +2117,6 @@ virLastErrorPrefixMessage;
 virRaiseErrorFull;
 virRaiseErrorObject;
 virReportErrorHelper;
-virReportOOMErrorFull;
 virReportSystemErrorFull;
 virSetError;
 virSetErrorLogPriorityFunc;
diff --git a/src/util/virerror.c b/src/util/virerror.c
index 708081414a..a503cdefdc 100644
--- a/src/util/virerror.c
+++ b/src/util/virerror.c
@@ -1358,28 +1358,6 @@ void virReportSystemErrorFull(int domcode,
     errno = save_errno;
 }
 
-/**
- * virReportOOMErrorFull:
- * @domcode: the virErrorDomain indicating where it's coming from
- * @filename: filename where error was raised
- * @funcname: function name where error was raised
- * @linenr: line number where error was raised
- *
- * Convenience internal routine called when an out of memory error is
- * detected
- */
-void virReportOOMErrorFull(int domcode,
-                           const char *filename,
-                           const char *funcname,
-                           size_t linenr)
-{
-    const char *virerr;
-
-    virerr = virErrorMsg(VIR_ERR_NO_MEMORY, NULL);
-    virRaiseErrorFull(filename, funcname, linenr,
-                      domcode, VIR_ERR_NO_MEMORY, VIR_ERR_ERROR,
-                      virerr, NULL, NULL, -1, -1, virerr, NULL);
-}
 
 /**
  * virSetErrorLogPriorityFunc:
diff --git a/src/util/virerror.h b/src/util/virerror.h
index 9d3e40d65a..da7d7c0afe 100644
--- a/src/util/virerror.h
+++ b/src/util/virerror.h
@@ -174,14 +174,6 @@ void virReportSystemErrorFull(int domcode,
                          "Unexpected enum value %d for %s", \
                          value, sizeof((typname)1) != 0 ? #typname : #typname);
 
-void virReportOOMErrorFull(int domcode,
-                           const char *filename,
-                           const char *funcname,
-                           size_t linenr);
-
-#define virReportOOMError() \
-    virReportOOMErrorFull(VIR_FROM_THIS, __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__)
-
 #define virReportError(code, ...) \
     virReportErrorHelper(VIR_FROM_THIS, code, __FILE__, \
                          __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)