diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 7c615554fb..3de83e6534 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -313,13 +313,6 @@ static int bdrv_is_whitelisted(BlockDriver *drv, bool read_only)
     return 0;
 }
 
-BlockDriver *bdrv_find_whitelisted_format(const char *format_name,
-                                          bool read_only)
-{
-    BlockDriver *drv = bdrv_find_format(format_name);
-    return drv && bdrv_is_whitelisted(drv, read_only) ? drv : NULL;
-}
-
 typedef struct CreateCo {
     BlockDriver *drv;
     char *filename;
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index ab4518c957..e539194320 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ BlockDriver *bdrv_find_protocol(const char *filename,
                                 bool allow_protocol_prefix,
                                 Error **errp);
 BlockDriver *bdrv_find_format(const char *format_name);
-BlockDriver *bdrv_find_whitelisted_format(const char *format_name,
-                                          bool readonly);
 int bdrv_create(BlockDriver *drv, const char* filename,
                 QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
 int bdrv_create_file(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);