diff --git a/src/util-strings.h b/src/util-strings.h
index dc68beb..66687e5 100644
--- a/src/util-strings.h
+++ b/src/util-strings.h
@@ -129,18 +129,6 @@ xasprintf(char **strp, const char *fmt, ...)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 0)))
-static inline int
-xvasprintf(char **strp, const char *fmt, va_list args)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-	rc = vasprintf(strp, fmt, args);
-	if ((rc == -1) && strp)
-		*strp = NULL;
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static inline bool
 safe_atoi_base(const char *str, int *val, int base)
 {