diff --git a/src/basic/terminal-util.c b/src/basic/terminal-util.c
index 84343a3956..5e54d33ae4 100644
--- a/src/basic/terminal-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/terminal-util.c
@@ -319,20 +319,6 @@ finish:
         return r;
 }
 
-int reset_terminal(const char *name) {
-        _cleanup_close_ int fd = -EBADF;
-
-        /* We open the terminal with O_NONBLOCK here, to ensure we
-         * don't block on carrier if this is a terminal with carrier
-         * configured. */
-
-        fd = open_terminal(name, O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY|O_CLOEXEC|O_NONBLOCK);
-        if (fd < 0)
-                return fd;
-
-        return reset_terminal_fd(fd, true);
-}
-
 int open_terminal(const char *name, int mode) {
         _cleanup_close_ int fd = -EBADF;
         unsigned c = 0;
diff --git a/src/basic/terminal-util.h b/src/basic/terminal-util.h
index c176933dd5..118672b340 100644
--- a/src/basic/terminal-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/terminal-util.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
 bool isatty_safe(int fd);
 
 int reset_terminal_fd(int fd, bool switch_to_text);
-int reset_terminal(const char *name);
 int terminal_reset_ansi_seq(int fd);
 int terminal_reset_defensive(int fd, bool switch_to_text);