diff --git a/gio/gtask.c b/gio/gtask.c
index c2569dc55..120784650 100644
--- a/gio/gtask.c
+++ b/gio/gtask.c
@@ -582,8 +582,6 @@ typedef enum
   PROP_COMPLETED = 1,
 } GTaskProperty;
 
-static void g_task_thread_pool_resort (void);
-
 static void g_task_async_result_iface_init (GAsyncResultIface *iface);
 static void g_task_thread_pool_init (void);
 
@@ -1897,12 +1895,6 @@ g_task_thread_pool_init (void)
   g_source_unref (task_pool_manager);
 }
 
-static void
-g_task_thread_pool_resort (void)
-{
-  g_thread_pool_set_sort_function (task_pool, g_task_compare_priority, NULL);
-}
-
 static void
 g_task_get_property (GObject    *object,
                      guint       prop_id,