diff --git a/include/asterisk/channel.h b/include/asterisk/channel.h
index 88ba77dbcdf5c0f994defff5fbf942be2f366ef4..87f5efea88096a8f02f22c1f133769aa24fc7c84 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/channel.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/channel.h
@@ -1143,12 +1143,6 @@ void ast_deactivate_generator(struct ast_channel *chan);
 
 void ast_set_callerid(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cidnum, const char *cidname, const char *ani);
 
-
-/*! return a mallocd string with the result of sprintf of the fmt and following args */
-char *ast_safe_string_alloc(const char *fmt, ...);
-
-
-
 /*! Start a tone going */
 int ast_tonepair_start(struct ast_channel *chan, int freq1, int freq2, int duration, int vol);
 /*! Stop a tone from playing */
diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index 07d099c6aaa7ad779ba196ea8a1073ed319bf15e..75db6d28f37f726e2914175fe4961c7e693c74bf 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -331,21 +331,6 @@ static int ast_check_hangup_locked(struct ast_channel *chan)
 	return res;
 }
 
-/*! \brief printf the string into a correctly sized mallocd buffer, and return the buffer */
-char *ast_safe_string_alloc(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	char *b2,buf[1];
-	int len;
-
-	va_list args;
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	len = vsnprintf(buf, 1, fmt, args);
-	b2 = ast_malloc(len+1);
-	vsnprintf(b2, len+1,  fmt, args);
-	va_end(args);
-	return b2;
-}
-
 /*! \brief Initiate system shutdown */
 void ast_begin_shutdown(int hangup)
 {