diff --git a/pimd/pim_msdp.c b/pimd/pim_msdp.c
index 7e072e6ade..a4f87fa1a6 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_msdp.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_msdp.c
@@ -1523,8 +1523,8 @@ enum pim_msdp_err pim_msdp_mg_src_add(struct pim_instance *pim,
 }
 
 /*********************** MSDP feature APIs *********************************/
-int pim_msdp_config_write_helper(struct pim_instance *pim, struct vty *vty,
-				 const char *spaces)
+int pim_msdp_config_write(struct pim_instance *pim, struct vty *vty,
+			  const char *spaces)
 {
 	struct listnode *mbrnode;
 	struct pim_msdp_mg_mbr *mbr;
@@ -1553,11 +1553,6 @@ int pim_msdp_config_write_helper(struct pim_instance *pim, struct vty *vty,
 	return count;
 }
 
-int pim_msdp_config_write(struct vty *vty)
-{
-	return pim_msdp_config_write_helper(pimg, vty, "");
-}
-
 /* Enable feature including active/periodic timers etc. on the first peer
  * config. Till then MSDP should just stay quiet. */
 static void pim_msdp_enable(struct pim_instance *pim)
diff --git a/pimd/pim_msdp.h b/pimd/pim_msdp.h
index 8363d50991..6caa3181e7 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_msdp.h
+++ b/pimd/pim_msdp.h
@@ -232,9 +232,8 @@ void pim_msdp_peer_reset_tcp_conn(struct pim_msdp_peer *mp, const char *rc_str);
 int pim_msdp_write(struct thread *thread);
 char *pim_msdp_peer_key_dump(struct pim_msdp_peer *mp, char *buf, int buf_size,
 			     bool long_format);
-int pim_msdp_config_write(struct vty *vty);
-int pim_msdp_config_write_helper(struct pim_instance *pim, struct vty *vty,
-				 const char *spaces);
+int pim_msdp_config_write(struct pim_instance *pim, struct vty *vty,
+			  const char *spaces);
 void pim_msdp_peer_pkt_txed(struct pim_msdp_peer *mp);
 void pim_msdp_sa_ref(struct pim_instance *pim, struct pim_msdp_peer *mp,
 		     struct prefix_sg *sg, struct in_addr rp);
diff --git a/pimd/pim_vty.c b/pimd/pim_vty.c
index 56227956f5..f6385a0ac9 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_vty.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_vty.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int pim_global_config_write_worker(struct pim_instance *pim, struct vty *vty)
 	else
 		sprintf(spaces, "%s", " ");
 
-	writes += pim_msdp_config_write_helper(pim, vty, spaces);
+	writes += pim_msdp_config_write(pim, vty, spaces);
 
 	if (!pim->send_v6_secondary) {
 		vty_out(vty, "%sno ip pim send-v6-secondary\n", spaces);