diff --git a/libavformat/hls.c b/libavformat/hls.c
index f17fd45608..deba61f136 100644
--- a/libavformat/hls.c
+++ b/libavformat/hls.c
@@ -495,19 +495,6 @@ static int ensure_playlist(HLSContext *c, struct playlist **pls, const char *url
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int open_in(HLSContext *c, AVIOContext **in, const char *url)
-{
-    AVDictionary *tmp = NULL;
-    int ret;
-
-    av_dict_copy(&tmp, c->avio_opts, 0);
-
-    ret = avio_open2(in, url, AVIO_FLAG_READ, c->interrupt_callback, &tmp);
-
-    av_dict_free(&tmp);
-    return ret;
-}
-
 static int url_connect(struct playlist *pls, AVDictionary *opts, AVDictionary *opts2)
 {
     AVDictionary *tmp = NULL;