diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index d7b94794f4..071465ee3a 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3125,27 +3125,6 @@ cleanup:
     return ret;
 }
 
-
-/* Reopen a single BlockDriverState with the specified flags. */
-int bdrv_reopen(BlockDriverState *bs, int bdrv_flags, Error **errp)
-{
-    int ret = -1;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-    BlockReopenQueue *queue;
-
-    bdrv_subtree_drained_begin(bs);
-
-    queue = bdrv_reopen_queue(NULL, bs, NULL, bdrv_flags);
-    ret = bdrv_reopen_multiple(bdrv_get_aio_context(bs), queue, &local_err);
-    if (local_err != NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-    }
-
-    bdrv_subtree_drained_end(bs);
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
 int bdrv_reopen_set_read_only(BlockDriverState *bs, bool read_only,
                               Error **errp)
 {
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index 382e6643fc..de72c7a093 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ BlockReopenQueue *bdrv_reopen_queue(BlockReopenQueue *bs_queue,
                                     BlockDriverState *bs,
                                     QDict *options, int flags);
 int bdrv_reopen_multiple(AioContext *ctx, BlockReopenQueue *bs_queue, Error **errp);
-int bdrv_reopen(BlockDriverState *bs, int bdrv_flags, Error **errp);
 int bdrv_reopen_set_read_only(BlockDriverState *bs, bool read_only,
                               Error **errp);
 int bdrv_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state,