1 files changed, 0 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/decoder.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/decoder.rs
index 18b5c0fde1f..ea2d40c302a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/decoder.rs
@@ -1009,30 +1009,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CrateMetadata {
         constness == hir::Constness::Const
     }
 
-    pub fn is_extern_item(&self, id: DefIndex, tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>) -> bool {
-        let item = match self.maybe_entry(id) {
-            Some(item) => item.decode(self),
-            None => return false,
-        };
-        let applicable = match item.kind {
-            EntryKind::ImmStatic |
-            EntryKind::MutStatic |
-            EntryKind::ForeignImmStatic |
-            EntryKind::ForeignMutStatic => true,
-
-            EntryKind::Fn(_) |
-            EntryKind::ForeignFn(_) => self.get_generics(id, tcx).types.is_empty(),
-
-            _ => false,
-        };
-
-        if applicable {
-            attr::contains_extern_indicator(tcx.sess.diagnostic(), &self.get_attributes(&item))
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn is_foreign_item(&self, id: DefIndex) -> bool {
         match self.entry(id).kind {
             EntryKind::ForeignImmStatic |