diff --git a/storage/sphinx/ha_sphinx.cc b/storage/sphinx/ha_sphinx.cc
index 688431a90ef..adb9d63635d 100644
--- a/storage/sphinx/ha_sphinx.cc
+++ b/storage/sphinx/ha_sphinx.cc
@@ -2538,12 +2538,6 @@ char * ha_sphinx::UnpackString ()
 }
 
 
-static inline const char * FixNull ( const char * s )
-{
-	return s ? s : "(null)";
-}
-
-
 bool ha_sphinx::UnpackSchema ()
 {
 	SPH_ENTER_METHOD();