diff --git a/scripts/sortextable.c b/scripts/sortextable.c
index f9ce1160419b..7c2310c5b996 100644
--- a/scripts/sortextable.c
+++ b/scripts/sortextable.c
@@ -64,14 +64,6 @@ fail_file(void)
 	longjmp(jmpenv, SJ_FAIL);
 }
 
-static void __attribute__((noreturn))
-succeed_file(void)
-{
-	cleanup();
-	longjmp(jmpenv, SJ_SUCCEED);
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Get the whole file as a programming convenience in order to avoid
  * malloc+lseek+read+free of many pieces.  If successful, then mmap