diff --git a/db/dbformat.h b/db/dbformat.h
index ea897b1..2e93669 100644
--- a/db/dbformat.h
+++ b/db/dbformat.h
@@ -100,14 +100,6 @@ inline Slice ExtractUserKey(const Slice& internal_key) {
   return Slice(internal_key.data(), internal_key.size() - 8);
 }
 
-inline ValueType ExtractValueType(const Slice& internal_key) {
-  assert(internal_key.size() >= 8);
-  const size_t n = internal_key.size();
-  uint64_t num = DecodeFixed64(internal_key.data() + n - 8);
-  unsigned char c = num & 0xff;
-  return static_cast<ValueType>(c);
-}
-
 // A comparator for internal keys that uses a specified comparator for
 // the user key portion and breaks ties by decreasing sequence number.
 class InternalKeyComparator : public Comparator {