diff --git a/programs/util.c b/programs/util.c
index 9f9f45d2b..420d6aa70 100644
--- a/programs/util.c
+++ b/programs/util.c
@@ -110,12 +110,6 @@ int UTIL_stat(const char* filename, stat_t* statbuf)
 #endif
 }
 
-int UTIL_fileExist(const char* filename)
-{
-    stat_t statbuf;
-    return UTIL_stat(filename, &statbuf);
-}
-
 int UTIL_isRegularFile(const char* infilename)
 {
     stat_t statbuf;
diff --git a/programs/util.h b/programs/util.h
index 57cdc6058..f903ccb13 100644
--- a/programs/util.h
+++ b/programs/util.h
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ int UTIL_chmod(char const* filename, const stat_t* statbuf, mode_t permissions);
  * compute the needed information.
  */
 
-int UTIL_fileExist(const char* filename);
 int UTIL_isRegularFile(const char* infilename);
 int UTIL_isDirectory(const char* infilename);
 int UTIL_isSameFile(const char* file1, const char* file2);