diff --git a/src/logging.h b/src/logging.h
index abeb959215..eef70dd20f 100644
--- a/src/logging.h
+++ b/src/logging.h
@@ -263,10 +263,4 @@ static inline void LogPrintf_(const std::string& logging_function, const std::st
 // Deprecated conditional logging
 #define LogPrint(category, ...)  LogDebug(category, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-template <typename... Args>
-void error(const char* fmt, const Args&... args)
-{
-    LogPrintf("ERROR: %s\n", tfm::format(fmt, args...));
-}
-
 #endif // BITCOIN_LOGGING_H