diff --git a/src/sticker/StickerDatabase.cxx b/src/sticker/StickerDatabase.cxx
index ff59090fc..9169fbdfc 100644
--- a/src/sticker/StickerDatabase.cxx
+++ b/src/sticker/StickerDatabase.cxx
@@ -314,16 +314,6 @@ sticker_delete_value(const char *type, const char *uri, const char *name)
 	return modified;
 }
 
-const char *
-sticker_get_value(const Sticker &sticker, const char *name) noexcept
-{
-	auto i = sticker.table.find(name);
-	if (i == sticker.table.end())
-		return nullptr;
-
-	return i->second.c_str();
-}
-
 void
 sticker_foreach(const Sticker &sticker,
 		void (*func)(const char *name, const char *value,
diff --git a/src/sticker/StickerDatabase.hxx b/src/sticker/StickerDatabase.hxx
index 134213bb6..583cb0c17 100644
--- a/src/sticker/StickerDatabase.hxx
+++ b/src/sticker/StickerDatabase.hxx
@@ -108,17 +108,6 @@ sticker_delete(const char *type, const char *uri);
 bool
 sticker_delete_value(const char *type, const char *uri, const char *name);
 
-/**
- * Determines a single value in a sticker.
- *
- * @param sticker the sticker object
- * @param name the name of the sticker
- * @return the sticker value, or nullptr if none was found
- */
-gcc_pure
-const char *
-sticker_get_value(const Sticker &sticker, const char *name) noexcept;
-
 /**
  * Iterates over all sticker items in a sticker.
  *