diff --git a/include/qemu/co-shared-resource.h b/include/qemu/co-shared-resource.h
index 78ca5850f8..41be1a8131 100644
--- a/include/qemu/co-shared-resource.h
+++ b/include/qemu/co-shared-resource.h
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ SharedResource *shres_create(uint64_t total);
  */
 void shres_destroy(SharedResource *s);
 
-/*
- * Try to allocate an amount of @n.  Return true on success, and false
- * if there is too little left of the collective resource to fulfill
- * the request.
- */
-bool co_try_get_from_shres(SharedResource *s, uint64_t n);
-
 /*
  * Allocate an amount of @n, and, if necessary, yield until
  * that becomes possible.
diff --git a/util/qemu-co-shared-resource.c b/util/qemu-co-shared-resource.c
index a66cc07e75..752eb5a1c5 100644
--- a/util/qemu-co-shared-resource.c
+++ b/util/qemu-co-shared-resource.c
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ static bool co_try_get_from_shres_locked(SharedResource *s, uint64_t n)
     return false;
 }
 
-bool co_try_get_from_shres(SharedResource *s, uint64_t n)
-{
-    QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&s->lock);
-    return co_try_get_from_shres_locked(s, n);
-}
-
 void coroutine_fn co_get_from_shres(SharedResource *s, uint64_t n)
 {
     assert(n <= s->total);