diff --git a/include/git2/object.h b/include/git2/object.h
index 66d692161..fcc56cb27 100644
--- a/include/git2/object.h
+++ b/include/git2/object.h
@@ -94,17 +94,6 @@ GIT_EXTERN(const git_oid *) git_object_id(const git_object *obj);
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(git_otype) git_object_type(const git_object *obj);
 
-/**
- * Get the object type of an object id
- *
- * @param obj the repository object
- * @return the object's type
- */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_object_oid2type(
-		git_otype *type,
-		git_repository *repo,
-		const git_oid *oid);
-
 /**
  * Get the repository that owns this object
  *
diff --git a/src/object.c b/src/object.c
index 0666c4466..f88c2ba50 100644
--- a/src/object.c
+++ b/src/object.c
@@ -374,18 +374,3 @@ int git_object_peel(
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int git_object_oid2type(
-	git_otype *type,
-	git_repository *repo,
-	const git_oid *oid)
-{
-	git_object *obj;
-
-	if (git_object_lookup(&obj, repo, oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	*type = git_object_type(obj);
-
-	git_object_free(obj);
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/tests-clar/object/lookup.c b/tests-clar/object/lookup.c
index 47efe88cb..cfa6d4678 100644
--- a/tests-clar/object/lookup.c
+++ b/tests-clar/object/lookup.c
@@ -63,14 +63,3 @@ void test_object_lookup__lookup_wrong_type_eventually_returns_enotfound(void)
 		GIT_ENOTFOUND, git_object_lookup(&object, g_repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_TAG));
 }
 
-void test_object_lookup__lookup_object_type_by_oid(void)
-{
-	const char *commit = "e90810b8df3e80c413d903f631643c716887138d";
-	git_oid oid;
-	git_otype type;
-
-	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&oid, commit));
-
-	cl_git_pass(git_object_oid2type(&type, g_repo, &oid));
-	cl_assert(type == GIT_OBJ_COMMIT);
-}