diff --git a/internal/store/store.go b/internal/store/store.go
index beec1ac2f..9f47dfbe7 100644
--- a/internal/store/store.go
+++ b/internal/store/store.go
@@ -465,85 +465,6 @@ func (bs *BlockStore) batchDelete(
 	return pruned, end, iter.Error()
 }
 
-// SaveBlock persists the given block, blockParts, and seenCommit to the underlying db.
-// blockParts: Must be parts of the block
-// seenCommit: The +2/3 precommits that were seen which committed at height.
-//             If all the nodes restart after committing a block,
-//             we need this to reload the precommits to catch-up nodes to the
-//             most recent height.  Otherwise they'd stall at H-1.
-func (bs *BlockStore) SaveBlockWithExtensions(block *types.Block, blockParts *types.PartSet, seenCommit *types.ExtendedCommit) {
-	if block == nil {
-		panic("BlockStore can only save a non-nil block")
-	}
-
-	batch := bs.db.NewBatch()
-
-	height := block.Height
-	hash := block.Hash()
-
-	if g, w := height, bs.Height()+1; bs.Base() > 0 && g != w {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("BlockStore can only save contiguous blocks. Wanted %v, got %v", w, g))
-	}
-	if !blockParts.IsComplete() {
-		panic("BlockStore can only save complete block part sets")
-	}
-	if height != seenCommit.Height {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("BlockStore cannot save seen commit of a different height (block: %d, commit: %d)",
-			height, seenCommit.Height))
-	}
-
-	// Save block parts. This must be done before the block meta, since callers
-	// typically load the block meta first as an indication that the block exists
-	// and then go on to load block parts - we must make sure the block is
-	// complete as soon as the block meta is written.
-	for i := 0; i < int(blockParts.Total()); i++ {
-		part := blockParts.GetPart(i)
-		bs.saveBlockPart(height, i, part, batch)
-	}
-
-	blockMeta := types.NewBlockMeta(block, blockParts)
-	pbm := blockMeta.ToProto()
-	if pbm == nil {
-		panic("nil blockmeta")
-	}
-
-	metaBytes := mustEncode(pbm)
-	if err := batch.Set(blockMetaKey(height), metaBytes); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	if err := batch.Set(blockHashKey(hash), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d", height))); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	pbc := block.LastCommit.ToProto()
-	blockCommitBytes := mustEncode(pbc)
-	if err := batch.Set(blockCommitKey(height-1), blockCommitBytes); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	// Save seen commit (seen +2/3 precommits for block)
-	pbsc := seenCommit.ToCommit().ToProto()
-	seenCommitBytes := mustEncode(pbsc)
-	if err := batch.Set(seenCommitKey(), seenCommitBytes); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	pbec := seenCommit.ToProto()
-	extCommitBytes := mustEncode(pbec)
-	if err := batch.Set(extCommitKey(height), extCommitBytes); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	if err := batch.WriteSync(); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	if err := batch.Close(); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-}
-
 // SaveBlock persists the given block, blockParts, and seenCommit to the underlying db.
 // blockParts: Must be parts of the block
 // seenCommit: The +2/3 precommits that were seen which committed at height.