diff --git a/zebra/rib.h b/zebra/rib.h
index 281791d1f8..6b41952050 100644
--- a/zebra/rib.h
+++ b/zebra/rib.h
@@ -357,8 +357,6 @@ enum rib_update_event {
 	RIB_UPDATE_MAX
 };
 
-extern void route_entry_copy_nexthops(struct route_entry *re,
-				      struct nexthop *nh);
 int route_entry_update_nhe(struct route_entry *re,
 			   struct nhg_hash_entry *new_nhghe);
 
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index e1da92403e..6801280012 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -292,15 +292,6 @@ int zebra_check_addr(const struct prefix *p)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/**
- * copy_nexthop - copy a nexthop to the rib structure.
- */
-void route_entry_copy_nexthops(struct route_entry *re, struct nexthop *nh)
-{
-	assert(!re->nhe->nhg.nexthop);
-	copy_nexthops(&re->nhe->nhg.nexthop, nh, NULL);
-}
-
 static void route_entry_attach_ref(struct route_entry *re,
 				   struct nhg_hash_entry *new)
 {