diff --git a/storage/innodb_plugin/include/btr0pcur.h b/storage/innodb_plugin/include/btr0pcur.h
index 7d8bac85f3e..509e61b9c8d 100644
--- a/storage/innodb_plugin/include/btr0pcur.h
+++ b/storage/innodb_plugin/include/btr0pcur.h
@@ -281,20 +281,13 @@ btr_pcur_get_mtr(
 /*=============*/
 	btr_pcur_t*	cursor);	/*!< in: persistent cursor */
 /**************************************************************//**
-Commits the pcur mtr and sets the pcur latch mode to BTR_NO_LATCHES,
+Commits the mtr and sets the pcur latch mode to BTR_NO_LATCHES,
 that is, the cursor becomes detached. If there have been modifications
 to the page where pcur is positioned, this can be used instead of
 btr_pcur_release_leaf. Function btr_pcur_store_position should be used
 before calling this, if restoration of cursor is wanted later. */
 UNIV_INLINE
 void
-btr_pcur_commit(
-/*============*/
-	btr_pcur_t*	pcur);	/*!< in: persistent cursor */
-/**************************************************************//**
-Differs from btr_pcur_commit in that we can specify the mtr to commit. */
-UNIV_INLINE
-void
 btr_pcur_commit_specify_mtr(
 /*========================*/
 	btr_pcur_t*	pcur,	/*!< in: persistent cursor */
diff --git a/storage/innodb_plugin/include/btr0pcur.ic b/storage/innodb_plugin/include/btr0pcur.ic
index b11d7dce21c..68acb68c0d3 100644
--- a/storage/innodb_plugin/include/btr0pcur.ic
+++ b/storage/innodb_plugin/include/btr0pcur.ic
@@ -395,30 +395,13 @@ btr_pcur_move_to_next(
 }
 
 /**************************************************************//**
-Commits the pcur mtr and sets the pcur latch mode to BTR_NO_LATCHES,
+Commits the mtr and sets the pcur latch mode to BTR_NO_LATCHES,
 that is, the cursor becomes detached. If there have been modifications
 to the page where pcur is positioned, this can be used instead of
 btr_pcur_release_leaf. Function btr_pcur_store_position should be used
 before calling this, if restoration of cursor is wanted later. */
 UNIV_INLINE
 void
-btr_pcur_commit(
-/*============*/
-	btr_pcur_t*	pcur)	/*!< in: persistent cursor */
-{
-	ut_a(pcur->pos_state == BTR_PCUR_IS_POSITIONED);
-
-	pcur->latch_mode = BTR_NO_LATCHES;
-
-	mtr_commit(pcur->mtr);
-
-	pcur->pos_state = BTR_PCUR_WAS_POSITIONED;
-}
-
-/**************************************************************//**
-Differs from btr_pcur_commit in that we can specify the mtr to commit. */
-UNIV_INLINE
-void
 btr_pcur_commit_specify_mtr(
 /*========================*/
 	btr_pcur_t*	pcur,	/*!< in: persistent cursor */