diff --git a/Zend/zend_API.c b/Zend/zend_API.c
index de3570c5e848..93c0676c7785 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_API.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_API.c
@@ -1129,18 +1129,6 @@ static zend_result zend_parse_arg(uint32_t arg_num, zval *arg, va_list *va, cons
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-ZEND_API zend_result zend_parse_parameter(int flags, uint32_t arg_num, zval *arg, const char *spec, ...)
-{
-	va_list va;
-	zend_result ret;
-
-	va_start(va, spec);
-	ret = zend_parse_arg(arg_num, arg, &va, &spec, flags);
-	va_end(va);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static ZEND_COLD void zend_parse_parameters_debug_error(const char *msg) {
 	const zend_function *active_function = EG(current_execute_data)->func;
 	const char *class_name = active_function->common.scope
diff --git a/Zend/zend_API.h b/Zend/zend_API.h
index a3e4e1690d6c..f39be568b42c 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_API.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_API.h
@@ -373,8 +373,6 @@ ZEND_API zend_string *zend_zval_get_legacy_type(const zval *arg);
 ZEND_API zend_result zend_parse_method_parameters(uint32_t num_args, zval *this_ptr, const char *type_spec, ...);
 ZEND_API zend_result zend_parse_method_parameters_ex(int flags, uint32_t num_args, zval *this_ptr, const char *type_spec, ...);
 
-ZEND_API zend_result zend_parse_parameter(int flags, uint32_t arg_num, zval *arg, const char *spec, ...);
-
 /* End of parameter parsing API -- andrei */
 
 ZEND_API zend_result zend_register_functions(zend_class_entry *scope, const zend_function_entry *functions, HashTable *function_table, int type);