diff --git a/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.c b/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.c
index 8857350f448..2fdd05b0cc4 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.c
@@ -2641,24 +2641,6 @@ _mesa_use_program(struct gl_context *ctx, gl_shader_stage stage,
 }
 
 
-/**
- * Copy program-specific data generated by linking from the gl_shader_program
- * object to the gl_program object referred to by the gl_linked_shader.
- *
- * This function expects _mesa_reference_program() to have been previously
- * called setting the gl_linked_shaders program reference.
- */
-void
-_mesa_copy_linked_program_data(const struct gl_shader_program *src,
-                               struct gl_linked_shader *dst_sh)
-{
-   assert(dst_sh->Program);
-
-   struct gl_program *dst = dst_sh->Program;
-
-   dst->info.separate_shader = src->SeparateShader;
-}
-
 /**
  * ARB_separate_shader_objects: Compile & Link Program
  */
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.h b/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.h
index 35177d42f64..d46a3d688ba 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/shaderapi.h
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ _mesa_use_program(struct gl_context *ctx, gl_shader_stage stage,
                   struct gl_shader_program *shProg, struct gl_program *prog,
                   struct gl_pipeline_object *shTarget);
 
-extern void
-_mesa_copy_linked_program_data(const struct gl_shader_program *src,
-                               struct gl_linked_shader *dst_sh);
-
 extern bool
 _mesa_validate_shader_target(const struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum type);
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
index 70f6df8787d..a341b3a7723 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ st_link_glsl_to_nir(struct gl_context *ctx,
          st->ctx->Const.ShaderCompilerOptions[shader->Stage].NirOptions;
       struct gl_program *prog = shader->Program;
 
-      _mesa_copy_linked_program_data(shader_program, shader);
+      shader->Program->info.separate_shader = shader_program->SeparateShader;
 
       assert(!prog->nir);
       prog->shader_program = shader_program;