diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/IrUnboundSymbolReplacer.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/IrUnboundSymbolReplacer.kt
index 66df0517001..13116d89993 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/IrUnboundSymbolReplacer.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/IrUnboundSymbolReplacer.kt
@@ -19,36 +19,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.toKotlinType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.*
 
-@Deprecated("")
-internal fun IrModuleFragment.replaceUnboundSymbols(context: Context) {
-    val collector = DeclarationSymbolCollector()
-    with(collector) {
-        with(irBuiltins) {
-            for (op in arrayOf(eqeqeqSymbol, eqeqSymbol, throwNpeSymbol, noWhenBranchMatchedExceptionSymbol) +
-                    lessFunByOperandType.values +
-                    lessOrEqualFunByOperandType.values +
-                    greaterOrEqualFunByOperandType.values +
-                    greaterFunByOperandType.values +
-                    ieee754equalsFunByOperandType.values) {
-                register(op)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    this.acceptVoid(collector)
-
-    val symbolTable = context.ir.symbols.symbolTable
-
-    this.transformChildrenVoid(IrUnboundSymbolReplacer(symbolTable, collector.descriptorToSymbol, context))
-
-    // Generate missing external stubs:
-    @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
-    ExternalDependenciesGenerator(
-            context.moduleDescriptor,
-            symbolTable = context.psi2IrGeneratorContext.symbolTable,
-            irBuiltIns = context.irBuiltIns
-    ).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
-}
-
 private fun IrModuleFragment.mergeFrom(other: IrModuleFragment): Unit {
     assert(this.files.isEmpty())
     assert(other.files.isEmpty())