diff --git a/quote.c b/quote.c
index 9fd66c6fc5..45e3db12d5 100644
--- a/quote.c
+++ b/quote.c
@@ -42,23 +42,6 @@ void sq_quote_buf(struct strbuf *dst, const char *src)
 	free(to_free);
 }
 
-void sq_quote_print(FILE *stream, const char *src)
-{
-	char c;
-
-	fputc('\'', stream);
-	while ((c = *src++)) {
-		if (need_bs_quote(c)) {
-			fputs("'\\", stream);
-			fputc(c, stream);
-			fputc('\'', stream);
-		} else {
-			fputc(c, stream);
-		}
-	}
-	fputc('\'', stream);
-}
-
 void sq_quote_argv(struct strbuf *dst, const char** argv, size_t maxlen)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/quote.h b/quote.h
index 6996ebda50..71dcc3aa02 100644
--- a/quote.h
+++ b/quote.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ struct strbuf;
  * excluding the final null regardless of the buffer size.
  */
 
-extern void sq_quote_print(FILE *stream, const char *src);
-
 extern void sq_quote_buf(struct strbuf *, const char *src);
 extern void sq_quote_argv(struct strbuf *, const char **argv, size_t maxlen);