diff --git a/src/util-strings.h b/src/util-strings.h
index f25b564..f951be1 100644
--- a/src/util-strings.h
+++ b/src/util-strings.h
@@ -84,12 +84,6 @@ safe_atoi_base(const char *str, int *val, int base)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static inline bool
-safe_atoi(const char *str, int *val)
-{
-	return safe_atoi_base(str, val, 10);
-}
-
 static inline bool
 safe_atou_base(const char *str, unsigned int *val, int base)
 {