diff --git a/libselinux/src/stringrep.c b/libselinux/src/stringrep.c
index f0167e75..176ac34e 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/stringrep.c
+++ b/libselinux/src/stringrep.c
@@ -305,28 +305,6 @@ err1:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void flush_class_cache(void)
-{
-	struct discover_class_node *cur = discover_class_cache, *prev = NULL;
-	size_t i;
-
-	while (cur != NULL) {
-		free(cur->name);
-
-		for (i=0 ; i<MAXVECTORS ; i++)
-			free(cur->perms[i]);
-
-		free(cur->perms);
-
-		prev = cur;
-		cur = cur->next;
-
-		free(prev);
-	}
-
-	discover_class_cache = NULL;
-}
-
 static security_class_t string_to_security_class_compat(const char *s)
 {
 	unsigned int val;