diff --git a/src/iocore/cache/CacheHttp.cc b/src/iocore/cache/CacheHttp.cc
index b1d7b57f348..4c48db5adb0 100644
--- a/src/iocore/cache/CacheHttp.cc
+++ b/src/iocore/cache/CacheHttp.cc
@@ -63,27 +63,6 @@ CacheHTTPInfoVector::insert(CacheHTTPInfo *info, int index)
   return index;
 }
 
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  -------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-void
-CacheHTTPInfoVector::detach(int idx, CacheHTTPInfo *r)
-{
-  int i;
-
-  ink_assert(idx >= 0);
-  ink_assert(idx < xcount);
-
-  r->copy_shallow(&data[idx].alternate);
-  data[idx].alternate.destroy();
-
-  for (i = idx; i < (xcount - 1); i++) {
-    data[i] = data[i + i];
-  }
-
-  xcount -= 1;
-}
-
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/src/iocore/cache/P_CacheHttp.h b/src/iocore/cache/P_CacheHttp.h
index 6a30b15b5ed..77f84713202 100644
--- a/src/iocore/cache/P_CacheHttp.h
+++ b/src/iocore/cache/P_CacheHttp.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct CacheHTTPInfoVector {
   }
   int            insert(CacheHTTPInfo *info, int id = -1);
   CacheHTTPInfo *get(int idx);
-  void           detach(int idx, CacheHTTPInfo *r);
   void           remove(int idx, bool destroy);
   void           clear(bool destroy = true);
   void