diff --git a/include/sys/efi_partition.h b/include/sys/efi_partition.h
index cda2c98e5d..af3e98a079 100644
--- a/include/sys/efi_partition.h
+++ b/include/sys/efi_partition.h
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ _SYS_EFI_PARTITION_H int efi_alloc_and_read(int, struct dk_gpt **);
 _SYS_EFI_PARTITION_H int efi_write(int, struct dk_gpt *);
 _SYS_EFI_PARTITION_H int efi_rescan(int);
 _SYS_EFI_PARTITION_H void efi_free(struct dk_gpt *);
-_SYS_EFI_PARTITION_H int efi_type(int);
 _SYS_EFI_PARTITION_H void efi_err_check(struct dk_gpt *);
 _SYS_EFI_PARTITION_H int efi_use_whole_disk(int fd);
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/libefi/rdwr_efi.c b/lib/libefi/rdwr_efi.c
index 6acfdc5e1f..b4fec0c860 100644
--- a/lib/libefi/rdwr_efi.c
+++ b/lib/libefi/rdwr_efi.c
@@ -1541,34 +1541,6 @@ efi_free(struct dk_gpt *ptr)
 	free(ptr);
 }
 
-/*
- * Input: File descriptor
- * Output: 1 if disk has an EFI label, or > 2TB with no VTOC or legacy MBR.
- * Otherwise 0.
- */
-int
-efi_type(int fd)
-{
-#if 0
-	struct vtoc vtoc;
-	struct extvtoc extvtoc;
-
-	if (ioctl(fd, DKIOCGEXTVTOC, &extvtoc) == -1) {
-		if (errno == ENOTSUP)
-			return (1);
-		else if (errno == ENOTTY) {
-			if (ioctl(fd, DKIOCGVTOC, &vtoc) == -1)
-				if (errno == ENOTSUP)
-					return (1);
-		}
-	}
-	return (0);
-#else
-	(void) fd;
-	return (ENOSYS);
-#endif
-}
-
 void
 efi_err_check(struct dk_gpt *vtoc)
 {
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs.abi b/lib/libzfs/libzfs.abi
index b682f4f709..122321103f 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs.abi
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs.abi
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@
     <elf-symbol name='efi_err_check' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='efi_free' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='efi_rescan' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
-    <elf-symbol name='efi_type' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='efi_use_whole_disk' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='efi_write' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='entity_namecheck' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
@@ -841,10 +840,6 @@
       <parameter type-id='0d8119a8' name='ptr'/>
       <return type-id='48b5725f'/>
     </function-decl>
-    <function-decl name='efi_type' mangled-name='efi_type' visibility='default' binding='global' size-in-bits='64' elf-symbol-id='efi_type'>
-      <parameter type-id='95e97e5e' name='fd'/>
-      <return type-id='95e97e5e'/>
-    </function-decl>
     <function-decl name='efi_err_check' mangled-name='efi_err_check' visibility='default' binding='global' size-in-bits='64' elf-symbol-id='efi_err_check'>
       <parameter type-id='0d8119a8' name='vtoc'/>
       <return type-id='48b5725f'/>