diff --git a/src/hb-graphite2.cc b/src/hb-graphite2.cc
index ccac015ca..493a9db92 100644
--- a/src/hb-graphite2.cc
+++ b/src/hb-graphite2.cc
@@ -433,14 +433,4 @@ dieout:
     return success;
 }
 
-int hb_graphite2_feature_check(const hb_feature_t *feats, unsigned int num_feats)
-{
-    while (num_feats--)
-    {
-        if (feats[num_feats].tag == HB_TAG(' ', 'R', 'N', 'D'))
-            return (feats[num_feats].value == 1);
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
 HB_END_DECLS
diff --git a/src/hb-graphite2.h b/src/hb-graphite2.h
index 0d471d559..f3b7a6851 100644
--- a/src/hb-graphite2.h
+++ b/src/hb-graphite2.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ hb_bool_t hb_graphite_shape (hb_font_t    *font,
 			unsigned int  num_features,
             const char * const *shaper_options);
 
-int hb_graphite2_feature_check(const hb_feature_t *feats, unsigned int num_feats);
-
 HB_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* HB_GRAPHITE2_H */