diff --git a/src/ngx_http_lua_shdict.c b/src/ngx_http_lua_shdict.c
index 2fd2a94c13..7e28ba267f 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_lua_shdict.c
+++ b/src/ngx_http_lua_shdict.c
@@ -582,109 +582,6 @@ ngx_http_lua_shdict_get_keys(lua_State *L)
 }
 
 
-ngx_int_t
-ngx_http_lua_shared_dict_get(ngx_shm_zone_t *zone, u_char *key_data,
-    size_t key_len, ngx_http_lua_value_t *value)
-{
-    u_char                      *data;
-    size_t                       len;
-    uint32_t                     hash;
-    ngx_int_t                    rc;
-    ngx_http_lua_shdict_ctx_t   *ctx;
-    ngx_http_lua_shdict_node_t  *sd;
-
-    if (zone == NULL) {
-        return NGX_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    hash = ngx_crc32_short(key_data, key_len);
-
-    ctx = zone->data;
-
-    ngx_shmtx_lock(&ctx->shpool->mutex);
-
-    rc = ngx_http_lua_shdict_lookup(zone, hash, key_data, key_len, &sd);
-
-    dd("shdict lookup returned %d", (int) rc);
-
-    if (rc == NGX_DECLINED || rc == NGX_DONE) {
-        ngx_shmtx_unlock(&ctx->shpool->mutex);
-
-        return rc;
-    }
-
-    /* rc == NGX_OK */
-
-    value->type = sd->value_type;
-
-    dd("type: %d", (int) value->type);
-
-    data = sd->data + sd->key_len;
-    len = (size_t) sd->value_len;
-
-    switch (value->type) {
-
-    case SHDICT_TSTRING:
-
-        if (value->value.s.data == NULL || value->value.s.len == 0) {
-            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, ngx_cycle->log, 0, "no string buffer "
-                          "initialized");
-            ngx_shmtx_unlock(&ctx->shpool->mutex);
-            return NGX_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        if (len > value->value.s.len) {
-            len = value->value.s.len;
-
-        } else {
-            value->value.s.len = len;
-        }
-
-        ngx_memcpy(value->value.s.data, data, len);
-        break;
-
-    case SHDICT_TNUMBER:
-
-        if (len != sizeof(double)) {
-            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, ngx_cycle->log, 0, "bad lua number "
-                          "value size found for key %*s: %lu", key_len,
-                          key_data, (unsigned long) len);
-
-            ngx_shmtx_unlock(&ctx->shpool->mutex);
-            return NGX_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        ngx_memcpy(&value->value.b, data, len);
-        break;
-
-    case SHDICT_TBOOLEAN:
-
-        if (len != sizeof(u_char)) {
-            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, ngx_cycle->log, 0, "bad lua boolean "
-                          "value size found for key %*s: %lu", key_len,
-                          key_data, (unsigned long) len);
-
-            ngx_shmtx_unlock(&ctx->shpool->mutex);
-            return NGX_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        value->value.b = *data;
-        break;
-
-    default:
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, ngx_cycle->log, 0, "bad lua value type "
-                      "found for key %*s: %d", key_len, key_data,
-                      (int) value->type);
-
-        ngx_shmtx_unlock(&ctx->shpool->mutex);
-        return NGX_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    ngx_shmtx_unlock(&ctx->shpool->mutex);
-    return NGX_OK;
-}
-
-
 static int
 ngx_http_lua_shdict_lpush(lua_State *L)
 {