diff --git a/include/git2/branch.h b/include/git2/branch.h
index f2239a207..8884df15a 100644
--- a/include/git2/branch.h
+++ b/include/git2/branch.h
@@ -71,30 +71,6 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_delete(
 		const char *branch_name,
 		git_branch_t branch_type);
 
-/**
- * Fill a list with all the branches in the Repository
- *
- * The string array will be filled with the names of the
- * matching branches; these values are owned by the user and
- * should be free'd manually when no longer needed, using
- * `git_strarray_free`.
- *
- * @param branch_names Pointer to a git_strarray structure
- * where the branch names will be stored.
- *
- * @param repo Repository where to find the branches.
- *
- * @param list_flags Filtering flags for the branch
- * listing. Valid values are GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL, GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE
- * or a combination of the two.
- *
- * @return 0 or an error code.
- */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_list(
-		git_strarray *branch_names,
-		git_repository *repo,
-		unsigned int list_flags);
-
 /**
  * Loop over all the branches and issue a callback for each one.
  *
diff --git a/src/branch.c b/src/branch.c
index 94d9a955e..671e42051 100644
--- a/src/branch.c
+++ b/src/branch.c
@@ -140,49 +140,6 @@ on_error:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-typedef struct {
-	git_vector *branchlist;
-	unsigned int branch_type;
-} branch_filter_data;
-
-static int branch_list_cb(const char *branch_name, void *payload)
-{
-	branch_filter_data *filter = (branch_filter_data *)payload;
-
-	if (filter->branch_type & GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL && git__prefixcmp(branch_name, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR) == 0) {
-		return git_vector_insert(filter->branchlist, git__strdup(branch_name +strlen(GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR)));
-  } else if (filter->branch_type & GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE && git__prefixcmp(branch_name, GIT_REFS_REMOTES_DIR) == 0) {
-		return git_vector_insert(filter->branchlist, git__strdup(branch_name+strlen(GIT_REFS_DIR)));
-  }
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int git_branch_list(git_strarray *branch_names, git_repository *repo, unsigned int list_flags)
-{
-	int error;
-	branch_filter_data filter;
-	git_vector branchlist;
-
-	assert(branch_names && repo);
-
-	if (git_vector_init(&branchlist, 8, NULL) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	filter.branchlist = &branchlist;
-	filter.branch_type = list_flags;
-
-	error = git_reference_foreach(repo, GIT_REF_LISTALL, &branch_list_cb, (void *)&filter);
-	if (error < 0) {
-		git_vector_free(&branchlist);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	branch_names->strings = (char **)branchlist.contents;
-	branch_names->count = branchlist.length;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 typedef struct {
 	int (*branch_cb)(
 			const char *branch_name,
diff --git a/tests-clar/refs/branches/listall.c b/tests-clar/refs/branches/listall.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 77f8270fb..000000000
--- a/tests-clar/refs/branches/listall.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-#include "clar_libgit2.h"
-#include "refs.h"
-#include "branch.h"
-
-static git_repository *repo;
-static git_strarray branch_list;
-static git_reference *fake_remote;
-
-void test_refs_branches_listall__initialize(void)
-{
-	git_oid id;
-
-	cl_fixture_sandbox("testrepo.git");
-	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, "testrepo.git"));
-
-	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&id, "be3563ae3f795b2b4353bcce3a527ad0a4f7f644"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_reference_create_oid(&fake_remote, repo, "refs/remotes/nulltoken/master", &id, 0));
-}
-
-void test_refs_branches_listall__cleanup(void)
-{
-	git_strarray_free(&branch_list);
-	git_reference_free(fake_remote);
-	git_repository_free(repo);
-
-	cl_fixture_cleanup("testrepo.git");
-}
-
-static void assert_retrieval(unsigned int flags, unsigned int expected_count)
-{
-	cl_git_pass(git_branch_list(&branch_list, repo, flags));
-
-	cl_assert_equal_i(branch_list.count, expected_count);
-}
-
-void test_refs_branches_listall__retrieve_all_branches(void)
-{
-	assert_retrieval(GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL | GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE, 9);
-}
-
-void test_refs_branches_listall__retrieve_remote_branches(void)
-{
-	assert_retrieval(GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE, 2);
-}
-
-void test_refs_branches_listall__retrieve_local_branches(void)
-{
-	assert_retrieval(GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL, 7);
-}
-
-static void assert_branch_list_contains(git_strarray *branches, const char* expected_branch_name)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < branches->count; i++) {
-		if (strcmp(expected_branch_name, branches->strings[i]) == 0)
-			return;
-	}
-
-	cl_fail("expected branch not found in list.");
-}
-
-/*
- * $ git branch -r
- *  nulltoken/HEAD -> nulltoken/master
- *  nulltoken/master
- */
-void test_refs_branches_listall__retrieve_remote_symbolic_HEAD_when_present(void)
-{
-	git_reference_free(fake_remote);
-	cl_git_pass(git_reference_create_symbolic(&fake_remote, repo, "refs/remotes/nulltoken/HEAD", "refs/remotes/nulltoken/master", 0));
-
-	cl_git_pass(git_branch_list(&branch_list, repo, GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE));
-	
-	cl_assert_equal_i(3, branch_list.count);
-	assert_branch_list_contains(&branch_list, "remotes/nulltoken/HEAD");
-	assert_branch_list_contains(&branch_list, "remotes/nulltoken/master");
-}