diff --git a/scd/apdu.c b/scd/apdu.c
index fa5c205ad..f1e53ea47 100644
--- a/scd/apdu.c
+++ b/scd/apdu.c
@@ -3795,24 +3795,6 @@ apdu_send_simple (int slot, int extended_mode,
 }
 
 
-/* Same as apdu_send_simple but uses the keypad of the reader. */
-int
-apdu_send_simple_kp (int slot, int class, int ins, int p0, int p1,
-                     int lc, const char *data,
-                     int pin_mode,
-                     int pinlen_min, int pinlen_max, int pin_padlen)
-{
-  struct pininfo_s pininfo;
-
-  pininfo.mode = pin_mode;
-  pininfo.minlen = pinlen_min;
-  pininfo.maxlen = pinlen_max;
-  pininfo.padlen = pin_padlen;
-  return send_le (slot, class, ins, p0, p1, lc, data, -1,
-                  NULL, NULL, &pininfo, 0);
-}
-
-
 /* This is a more generic version of the apdu sending routine.  It
    takes an already formatted APDU in APDUDATA or length APDUDATALEN
    and returns with an APDU including the status word.  With
diff --git a/scd/apdu.h b/scd/apdu.h
index 011806caa..021508a70 100644
--- a/scd/apdu.h
+++ b/scd/apdu.h
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ int apdu_keypad_modify (int slot, int class, int ins, int p0, int p1,
 int apdu_send_simple (int slot, int extended_mode,
                       int class, int ins, int p0, int p1,
                       int lc, const char *data);
-int apdu_send_simple_kp (int slot, int class, int ins, int p0, int p1,
-                         int lc, const char *data,  
-                         int pin_mode,
-                         int pinlen_min, int pinlen_max, int pin_padlen);
 int apdu_send (int slot, int extended_mode, 
                int class, int ins, int p0, int p1, int lc, const char *data,
                unsigned char **retbuf, size_t *retbuflen);