diff --git a/kmod/src/inode.c b/kmod/src/inode.c
index 0cb61a89..6fb586f2 100644
--- a/kmod/src/inode.c
+++ b/kmod/src/inode.c
@@ -1299,22 +1299,6 @@ static int remove_index_items(struct super_block *sb, u64 ino,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * A quick atomic sample of the last inode number that's been allocated.
- */
-u64 scoutfs_last_ino(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-	struct scoutfs_sb_info *sbi = SCOUTFS_SB(sb);
-	struct scoutfs_super_block *super = &sbi->super;
-	u64 last;
-
-	spin_lock(&sbi->next_ino_lock);
-	last = le64_to_cpu(super->next_ino);
-	spin_unlock(&sbi->next_ino_lock);
-
-	return last;
-}
-
 /*
  * Return an allocated and unused inode number.  Returns -ENOSPC if
  * we're out of inode.
diff --git a/kmod/src/inode.h b/kmod/src/inode.h
index 26de2d62..98f7db4b 100644
--- a/kmod/src/inode.h
+++ b/kmod/src/inode.h
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ int scoutfs_inode_orphan_delete(struct super_block *sb, u64 ino, struct scoutfs_
 void scoutfs_inode_queue_writeback(struct inode *inode);
 int scoutfs_inode_walk_writeback(struct super_block *sb, bool write);
 
-u64 scoutfs_last_ino(struct super_block *sb);
-
 void scoutfs_inode_exit(void);
 int scoutfs_inode_init(void);