diff --git a/include/maria.h b/include/maria.h
index 5bdd166287e..13783426e35 100644
--- a/include/maria.h
+++ b/include/maria.h
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ extern int maria_close(MARIA_HA *file);
 extern int maria_delete(MARIA_HA *file, const uchar *buff);
 extern MARIA_HA *maria_open(const char *name, int mode,
 					uint wait_if_locked);
-extern MARIA_HA *maria_clone(struct st_maria_share *share, int mode);
 extern int maria_panic(enum ha_panic_function function);
 extern int maria_rfirst(MARIA_HA *file, uchar *buf, int inx);
 extern int maria_rkey(MARIA_HA *file, uchar *buf, int inx,
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_open.c b/storage/maria/ma_open.c
index 750acf73813..670588e4dd2 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_open.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_open.c
@@ -249,20 +249,6 @@ err:
 } /* maria_clone_internal */
 
 
-/* Make a clone of a maria table */
-
-MARIA_HA *maria_clone(MARIA_SHARE *share, int mode)
-{
-  MARIA_HA *new_info;
-  mysql_mutex_lock(&THR_LOCK_maria);
-  new_info= maria_clone_internal(share, mode,
-                                 share->data_file_type == BLOCK_RECORD ?
-                                 share->bitmap.file.file : -1, 0);
-  mysql_mutex_unlock(&THR_LOCK_maria);
-  return new_info;
-}
-
-
 /******************************************************************************
   open a MARIA table