diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb-keytab.c b/lib/hdb/hdb-keytab.c
index 29cc97751..c1bad8679 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb-keytab.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb-keytab.c
@@ -170,13 +170,6 @@ hkt_fetch_kvno(krb5_context context, HDB * db, krb5_const_principal principal,
     return ret;
 }
 
-static krb5_error_code
-hkt_fetch(krb5_context context, HDB * db, krb5_const_principal principal,
-	  unsigned flags, hdb_entry_ex * entry)
-{
-	return hkt_fetch_kvno(context, db, principal, flags & ~HDB_F_KVNO_SPECIFIED, 0, entry);
-}
-
 static krb5_error_code
 hkt_store(krb5_context context, HDB * db, unsigned flags,
 	  hdb_entry_ex * entry)
diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb-mitdb.c b/lib/hdb/hdb-mitdb.c
index 0d5b26316..ccc98da67 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb-mitdb.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb-mitdb.c
@@ -641,15 +641,6 @@ mdb_fetch_kvno(krb5_context context, HDB *db, krb5_const_principal principal,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static krb5_error_code
-mdb_fetch(krb5_context context, HDB *db, krb5_const_principal principal,
-	  unsigned flags, hdb_entry_ex *entry)
-{
-    return mdb_fetch_kvno(context, db, principal,
-			  flags & (~HDB_F_KVNO_SPECIFIED), 0, entry);
-}
-
-
 static krb5_error_code
 mdb_store(krb5_context context, HDB *db, unsigned flags, hdb_entry_ex *entry)
 {
diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb-sqlite.c b/lib/hdb/hdb-sqlite.c
index f64830d5b..91ecda711 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb-sqlite.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb-sqlite.c
@@ -443,15 +443,6 @@ out:
     return ret;
 }
 
-static krb5_error_code
-hdb_sqlite_fetch(krb5_context context, HDB *db, krb5_const_principal principal,
-                 unsigned flags, hdb_entry_ex *entry)
-{
-    return hdb_sqlite_fetch_kvno(context, db, principal,
-				 flags & (~HDB_F_KVNO_SPECIFIED), 0, entry);
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Convenience function to step a prepared statement with no
  * value once.