diff --git a/src/V3Ast.cpp b/src/V3Ast.cpp
index a51828d20..f135d5fcc 100644
--- a/src/V3Ast.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Ast.cpp
@@ -846,15 +846,6 @@ void AstNode::addHereThisAsNext(AstNode* newp) {
     debugTreeChange(this, "-addHereThisAsNext: ", __LINE__, true);
 }
 
-void AstNode::swapWith(AstNode* bp) {
-    VNRelinker aHandle;
-    VNRelinker bHandle;
-    this->unlinkFrBack(&aHandle);
-    bp->unlinkFrBack(&bHandle);
-    aHandle.relink(bp);
-    bHandle.relink(this);
-}
-
 //======================================================================
 // Clone
 
diff --git a/src/V3Ast.h b/src/V3Ast.h
index 00a4d95b3..e47eba089 100644
--- a/src/V3Ast.h
+++ b/src/V3Ast.h
@@ -822,7 +822,6 @@ public:
     AstNode* unlinkFrBack(VNRelinker* linkerp = nullptr);
     // Unlink this from whoever points to it, keep entire next list with unlinked node
     AstNode* unlinkFrBackWithNext(VNRelinker* linkerp = nullptr);
-    void swapWith(AstNode* bp);
     void relink(VNRelinker* linkerp);  // Generally use linker->relink() instead
     void cloneRelinkNode() { cloneRelink(); }