diff --git a/common/status.c b/common/status.c
index c748cce96..686031a66 100644
--- a/common/status.c
+++ b/common/status.c
@@ -66,19 +66,6 @@ static bool too_large(size_t len, int type)
 	return false;
 }
 
-void status_send_sync(const u8 *p)
-{
-	const u8 *msg = p;
-	assert(status_fd >= 0);
-
-	if (too_large(tal_count(p), fromwire_peektype(p)))
-		msg = tal_dup_arr(p, u8, p, 65535, 0);
-
-	if (!wire_sync_write(status_fd, msg))
-		err(1, "Writing out status len %zu", tal_count(msg));
-	tal_free(p);
-}
-
 static void status_send_with_hdr(u16 type, const void *p, size_t len)
 {
 	u8 *msg = tal_arr(NULL, u8, 0);
diff --git a/common/status.h b/common/status.h
index d9e62a3b6..8ba0a4369 100644
--- a/common/status.h
+++ b/common/status.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ void status_setup_async(struct daemon_conn *master);
 /* Convenient context, frees up after every status_update/failed */
 extern const void *trc;
 
-/* Send a message (frees the message). */
-void status_send_sync(const u8 *msg);
 /* Send a printf-style debugging trace. */
 void status_fmt(enum log_level level, const char *fmt, ...)
 	PRINTF_FMT(2,3);