diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 6a5e790490ae6..3b9fc3bacf1b3 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2095,19 +2095,6 @@ bool static ConnectTip(CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const st
     return true;
 }
 
-bool DisconnectBlocks(int nBlocks, const CChainParams& chainparams)
-{
-    LOCK(cs_main);
-
-    CValidationState state;
-
-    LogPrintf("%s: Got command to replay %d blocks\n", __func__, nBlocks);
-    for (int i = 0; i <= nBlocks; i++)
-        DisconnectTip(state, chainparams);
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 /**
  * Return the tip of the chain with the most work in it, that isn't
  * known to be invalid (it's however far from certain to be valid).
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 62761aac77f84..ffc624cf6bac0 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -329,9 +329,6 @@ bool ReadBlockFromDisk(CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex* pindex);
  *  of problems. Note that in any case, coins may be modified. */
 bool DisconnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& coins, bool* pfClean = NULL);
 
-/** Reprocess a number of blocks to try and get on the correct chain again **/
-bool DisconnectBlocks(int nBlocks, const CChainParams& chainparams);
-
 /** Apply the effects of this block (with given index) on the UTXO set represented by coins */
 bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& coins, bool fJustCheck, bool fAlreadyChecked = false);