diff --git a/channels.c b/channels.c
index 4092a6710..17dcc195c 100644
--- a/channels.c
+++ b/channels.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: channels.c,v 1.359 2017/04/30 23:28:41 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: channels.c,v 1.360 2017/05/26 19:34:12 markus Exp $ */
 /*
  * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
  * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -2620,7 +2620,6 @@ channel_input_ieof(int type, u_int32_t seq, void *ctxt)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* proto version 1.5 overloads CLOSE_CONFIRMATION with OCLOSE */
 /* ARGSUSED */
 int
 channel_input_oclose(int type, u_int32_t seq, void *ctxt)
@@ -2637,26 +2636,6 @@ channel_input_oclose(int type, u_int32_t seq, void *ctxt)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* ARGSUSED */
-int
-channel_input_close_confirmation(int type, u_int32_t seq, void *ctxt)
-{
-	int id = packet_get_int();
-	Channel *c = channel_lookup(id);
-
-	if (c == NULL)
-		packet_disconnect("Received close confirmation for "
-		    "out-of-range channel %d.", id);
-	if (channel_proxy_upstream(c, type, seq, ctxt))
-		return 0;
-	packet_check_eom();
-	if (c->type != SSH_CHANNEL_CLOSED && c->type != SSH_CHANNEL_ABANDONED)
-		packet_disconnect("Received close confirmation for "
-		    "non-closed channel %d (type %d).", id, c->type);
-	channel_free(c);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* ARGSUSED */
 int
 channel_input_open_confirmation(int type, u_int32_t seq, void *ctxt)
diff --git a/channels.h b/channels.h
index 4e9b77de1..cdde30155 100644
--- a/channels.h
+++ b/channels.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: channels.h,v 1.123 2017/04/30 23:28:41 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: channels.h,v 1.124 2017/05/26 19:34:12 markus Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ int	 channel_proxy_upstream(Channel *, int, u_int32_t, void *);
 
 /* protocol handler */
 
-int	 channel_input_close_confirmation(int, u_int32_t, void *);
 int	 channel_input_data(int, u_int32_t, void *);
 int	 channel_input_extended_data(int, u_int32_t, void *);
 int	 channel_input_ieof(int, u_int32_t, void *);