diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shlfileop.c b/dlls/shell32/shlfileop.c
index 4651614fdac..76e9d8e9f49 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shlfileop.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shlfileop.c
@@ -174,17 +174,6 @@ BOOL SHELL_DeleteDirectoryW(LPCWSTR pszDir, BOOL bShowUI)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**************************************************************************
- *  SHELL_DeleteFileW()      [internal]
- */
-BOOL SHELL_DeleteFileW(LPCWSTR pszFile, BOOL bShowUI)
-{
-	if (bShowUI && !SHELL_ConfirmDialogW(ASK_DELETE_FILE, pszFile))
-	  return FALSE;
-
-	return (SHNotifyDeleteFileW(pszFile) == ERROR_SUCCESS);
-}
-
 /**************************************************************************
  * Win32CreateDirectory      [SHELL32.93]
  *