diff --git a/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c b/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
index 47c09b137..1a5a16ec9 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
@@ -2,31 +2,6 @@
 
 RCSID("$Id$");
 
-static krb5_error_code
-krb5_get_salt (krb5_principal princ,
-	       krb5_data *salt)
-{
-    size_t len;
-    int i;
-    krb5_error_code err;
-    char *p;
-     
-    len = princ->realm.length;
-    for (i = 0; i < princ->ncomp; ++i)
-	len += princ->comp[i].length;
-    err = krb5_data_alloc (salt, len);
-    if (err)
-	return err;
-    p = salt->data;
-    strncpy (p, princ->realm.data, princ->realm.length);
-    p += princ->realm.length;
-    for (i = 0; i < princ->ncomp; ++i) {
-	strncpy (p, princ->comp[i].data, princ->comp[i].length);
-	p += princ->comp[i].length;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static krb5_error_code
 decrypt_tkt (krb5_context context,
 	     const krb5_keyblock *key,