diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 30763f01a..783665f53 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -6916,70 +6916,6 @@ int wolfSSL_CertManagerLoadCA(WOLFSSL_CERT_MANAGER* cm, const char* file,
 
 #endif /* NO_FILESYSTEM */
 
-
-#ifndef NO_CHECK_PRIVATE_KEY
-/* Check private against public in certificate for match
- *
- * ctx  WOLFSSL_CTX structure to check private key in
- *
- * Returns SSL_SUCCESS on good private key and SSL_FAILURE if miss matched. */
-int wolfSSL_CTX_check_private_key(const WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
-{
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-    DecodedCert* der = NULL;
-#else
-    DecodedCert  der[1];
-#endif
-    word32 size;
-    byte*  buff;
-    int    ret;
-
-    WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_CTX_check_private_key");
-
-    if (ctx == NULL || ctx->certificate == NULL) {
-        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
-    }
-
-#ifndef NO_CERTS
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-    der = (DecodedCert*)XMALLOC(sizeof(DecodedCert), NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DCERT);
-    if (der == NULL)
-        return MEMORY_E;
-#endif
-
-    size = ctx->certificate->length;
-    buff = ctx->certificate->buffer;
-    InitDecodedCert(der, buff, size, ctx->heap);
-    if (ParseCertRelative(der, CERT_TYPE, NO_VERIFY, NULL) != 0) {
-        FreeDecodedCert(der);
-    #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-        XFREE(der, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DCERT);
-    #endif
-        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    size = ctx->privateKey->length;
-    buff = ctx->privateKey->buffer;
-    ret  = wc_CheckPrivateKey(buff, size, der);
-    FreeDecodedCert(der);
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-    XFREE(der, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DCERT);
-#endif
-
-    if (ret == 1) {
-        return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
-    }
-    else {
-        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
-    }
-#else
-    WOLFSSL_MSG("NO_CERTS is defined, can not check private key");
-    return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
-#endif
-}
-#endif /* !NO_CHECK_PRIVATE_KEY */
-
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CRL
 
 /* check CRL if enabled, WOLFSSL_SUCCESS  */