diff --git a/wp-includes/media.php b/wp-includes/media.php
index 450b8ab875..50394fc696 100644
--- a/wp-includes/media.php
+++ b/wp-includes/media.php
@@ -2242,15 +2242,6 @@ function get_post_gallery( $post_id = 0, $html = true ) {
 	return reset( $data );
 }
 
-/**
- * Output the first gallery in the current (@global) $post
- *
- * @since 3.6.0
- */
-function the_post_format_gallery() {
-	echo get_post_gallery();
-}
-
 /**
  * Check a post's content for galleries and return the image srcs for the first found gallery
  *