diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/ftp.c b/appl/ftp/ftp/ftp.c
index a9777ddfe..f013c5971 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/ftp.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/ftp.c
@@ -591,18 +591,6 @@ copy_stream(FILE *from, FILE *to)
     return bytes;
 }
 
-static void
-set_buffer_size(int fd, int read)
-{
-#if defined(SO_RCVBUF) && defined(SO_SNDBUF) && defined(HAVE_SETSOCKOPT)
-    size_t size = 1048576;
-    while(size >= 131072 && 
-	  setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, read ? SO_RCVBUF : SO_SNDBUF, 
-		     (void *)&size, sizeof(size)) < 0)
-	size /= 2;
-#endif
-}
-
 void
 sendrequest(char *cmd, char *local, char *remote, int printnames)
 {