diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index 75876dbf7e5..fdc260fa03e 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ static void sql_kill(THD *thd, ulong id, killed_state state);
 static void sql_kill_user(THD *thd, LEX_USER *user, killed_state state);
 static bool execute_show_status(THD *, TABLE_LIST *);
 static bool execute_rename_table(THD *, TABLE_LIST *, TABLE_LIST *);
-static bool lock_tables_precheck(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables);
 
 const char *any_db="*any*";	// Special symbol for check_access
 
@@ -7819,35 +7818,6 @@ err:
 }
 
 
-/**
-  Check privileges for LOCK TABLES statement.
-
-  @param thd     Thread context.
-  @param tables  List of tables to be locked.
-
-  @retval FALSE - Success.
-  @retval TRUE  - Failure.
-*/
-
-static bool lock_tables_precheck(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables)
-{
-  TABLE_LIST *first_not_own_table= thd->lex->first_not_own_table();
-
-  for (TABLE_LIST *table= tables; table != first_not_own_table && table;
-       table= table->next_global)
-  {
-    if (is_temporary_table(table))
-      continue;
-
-    if (check_table_access(thd, LOCK_TABLES_ACL | SELECT_ACL, table,
-                           FALSE, 1, FALSE))
-      return TRUE;
-  }
-
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
-
 /**
   negate given expression.