diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_ir.h b/src/intel/compiler/brw_ir.h
index 0074f74112b..1755c15b46f 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_ir.h
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_ir.h
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ struct backend_instruction : public exec_node {
    void remove(bblock_t *block, bool defer_later_block_ip_updates = false);
    void insert_after(bblock_t *block, backend_instruction *inst);
    void insert_before(bblock_t *block, backend_instruction *inst);
-   void insert_before(bblock_t *block, exec_list *list);
 
    /**
     * True if the instruction has side effects other than writing to
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_shader.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_shader.cpp
index a8705835f1b..bf12c95d01f 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_shader.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_shader.cpp
@@ -1204,21 +1204,6 @@ backend_instruction::insert_before(bblock_t *block, backend_instruction *inst)
    exec_node::insert_before(inst);
 }
 
-void
-backend_instruction::insert_before(bblock_t *block, exec_list *list)
-{
-   assert(inst_is_in_block(block, this) || !"Instruction not in block");
-   assert(block->end_ip_delta == 0);
-
-   unsigned num_inst = list->length();
-
-   block->end_ip += num_inst;
-
-   adjust_later_block_ips(block, num_inst);
-
-   exec_node::insert_before(list);
-}
-
 void
 backend_instruction::remove(bblock_t *block, bool defer_later_block_ip_updates)
 {