diff --git a/lib/krb5/keyblock.c b/lib/krb5/keyblock.c
index 399394bfb..4aa66df8c 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/keyblock.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/keyblock.c
@@ -38,40 +38,6 @@
 
 #include "krb5_locl.h"
 
-krb5_error_code
-krb5_generate_random_des_key(krb5_context context,
-			     krb5_keyblock *keyblock)
-{
-    des_new_random_key(keyblock->keyvalue.data);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static struct key_type {
-    int keytype;
-    int keysize;
-    krb5_error_code (*func)(krb5_context, krb5_keyblock*);
-} key_types[] = {
-    { KEYTYPE_DES, 8, krb5_generate_random_des_key },
-};
-
-static const int num_key_types = sizeof(key_types) / sizeof(key_types[0]);
-
-krb5_error_code
-krb5_generate_random_keyblock(krb5_context context,
-			      int keytype,
-			      krb5_keyblock *keyblock)
-{
-    struct key_type *k;
-    for(k = key_types; k < key_types + num_key_types; k++)
-	if(keytype == k->keytype){
-	    keyblock->keytype = keytype;
-	    keyblock->keyvalue.length = k->keysize;
-	    keyblock->keyvalue.data = malloc(keyblock->keyvalue.length);
-	    return (*k->func)(context, keyblock);
-	}
-    return KRB5_PROG_KEYTYPE_NOSUPP;
-}
-
 void
 krb5_free_keyblock(krb5_context context,
 		   krb5_keyblock *keyblock)
@@ -89,7 +55,6 @@ krb5_copy_keyblock_contents (krb5_context context,
     return krb5_data_copy (&to->keyvalue,
 			   inblock->keyvalue.data,
 			   inblock->keyvalue.length);
-
 }
 
 krb5_error_code