diff --git a/src/openvpn/buffer.h b/src/openvpn/buffer.h
index 8d6bb64..6f15115 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/buffer.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/buffer.h
@@ -644,12 +644,6 @@
 }
 
 static inline uint8_t *
-buf_write_alloc_prepend(struct buffer *buf, int size, bool prepend)
-{
-    return prepend ? buf_prepend(buf, size) : buf_write_alloc(buf, size);
-}
-
-static inline uint8_t *
 buf_read_alloc(struct buffer *buf, int size)
 {
     uint8_t *ret;