diff --git a/lib/gssapi/krb5/copy_ccache.c b/lib/gssapi/krb5/copy_ccache.c
index 29287edc9..bff1913fc 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/krb5/copy_ccache.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/krb5/copy_ccache.c
@@ -188,49 +188,3 @@ out:
     *minor_status = kret;
     return GSS_S_FAILURE;
 }
-
-
-OM_uint32
-_gsskrb5_extract_authz_data_from_sec_context(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
-					     gss_ctx_id_t context_handle,
-					     int ad_type,
-					     gss_buffer_t ad_data)
-{
-    const gsskrb5_ctx ctx = (const gsskrb5_ctx) context_handle;
-    krb5_error_code ret;
-    krb5_data data;
-    
-    ad_data->value = NULL;
-    ad_data->length = 0;
-    
-    HEIMDAL_MUTEX_lock(&ctx->ctx_id_mutex);
-    if (ctx->ticket == NULL) {
-	HEIMDAL_MUTEX_unlock(&ctx->ctx_id_mutex);
-	*minor_status = EINVAL;
-	return GSS_S_FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    ret = krb5_ticket_get_authorization_data_type(_gsskrb5_context,
-						  ctx->ticket,
-						  ad_type,
-						  &data);
-    HEIMDAL_MUTEX_unlock(&ctx->ctx_id_mutex);
-    if (ret) {
-	*minor_status = ret;
-	return GSS_S_FAILURE;
-    }
-    
-    ad_data->value = malloc(data.length);
-    if (ad_data->value == NULL) {
-	krb5_data_free(&data);
-	*minor_status = ENOMEM;
-	return GSS_S_FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    ad_data->length = data.length;
-    memcpy(ad_data->value, data.data, ad_data->length);
-    krb5_data_free(&data);
-	    
-    *minor_status = 0;
-    return GSS_S_COMPLETE;
-}