diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index a9c2539bfeb..9233dbb8cc9 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -8970,15 +8970,6 @@ function get_performance_info() {
     return $info;
 }
 
-/**
- * Legacy function.
- *
- * @todo Document this function linux people
- */
-function apd_get_profiling() {
-    return shell_exec('pprofp -u ' . ini_get('apd.dumpdir') . '/pprof.' . getmypid() . '.*');
-}
-
 /**
  * Delete directory or only its content
  *