diff --git a/sql/mysql_priv.h b/sql/mysql_priv.h
index 34d92a13945..a607e77eecf 100644
--- a/sql/mysql_priv.h
+++ b/sql/mysql_priv.h
@@ -1278,7 +1278,6 @@ bool mysql_ha_read(THD *, TABLE_LIST *,enum enum_ha_read_modes,char *,
                    List<Item> *,enum ha_rkey_function,Item *,ha_rows,ha_rows);
 int mysql_ha_flush(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables, uint mode_flags,
                    bool is_locked);
-void mysql_ha_mark_tables_for_reopen(THD *thd, TABLE *table);
 /* mysql_ha_flush mode_flags bits */
 #define MYSQL_HA_CLOSE_FINAL        0x00
 #define MYSQL_HA_REOPEN_ON_USAGE    0x01
diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index 24c6979c0f6..1deceb15b16 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -1217,13 +1217,6 @@ void close_thread_tables(THD *thd, bool lock_in_use, bool skip_derived)
 
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("thd->open_tables: 0x%lx", (long) thd->open_tables));
 
-  /* 
-    End open index scans and table scans and remove references to the tables 
-    from the handler tables hash. After this preparation it is safe to close 
-    the tables.
-  */
-  mysql_ha_mark_tables_for_reopen(thd, thd->open_tables);
-
   found_old_table= 0;
   while (thd->open_tables)
     found_old_table|= close_thread_table(thd, &thd->open_tables);
diff --git a/sql/sql_handler.cc b/sql/sql_handler.cc
index 300ec7f3c62..715fffe2ead 100644
--- a/sql/sql_handler.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_handler.cc
@@ -758,48 +758,3 @@ static int mysql_ha_flush_table(THD *thd, TABLE **table_ptr, uint mode_flags)
 
   DBUG_RETURN(0);
 }
-
-
-/*
-  Mark tables for reopen.
-
-  SYNOPSIS
-    mysql_ha_mark_tables_for_reopen()
-    thd                         Thread identifier.
-    table                       Table list to mark for reopen.
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    For each table found in the handler hash mark it as closed
-    (ready for reopen) and end all index/table scans.
-
-  NOTE
-    The caller must lock LOCK_open.
-*/
-
-void mysql_ha_mark_tables_for_reopen(THD *thd, TABLE *table)
-{
-  DBUG_ENTER("mysql_ha_mark_tables_for_reopen");
-
-  safe_mutex_assert_owner(&LOCK_open);
-  for (; table; table= table->next)
-  {
-    /*
-      Some elements in open table list, for example placeholders used for
-      name-locking, can have alias set to 0.
-    */
-    if (table->alias)
-    {
-      TABLE_LIST *hash_tables;
-      if ((hash_tables= (TABLE_LIST*) hash_search(&thd->handler_tables_hash,
-                                                  (uchar*) table->alias,
-                                                  strlen(table->alias) + 1)))
-      {
-        /* Mark table as ready for reopen. */
-        hash_tables->table= NULL;
-        /* End open index/table scans. */
-        table->file->ha_index_or_rnd_end();
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
-}