1 files changed, 0 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/thread.c b/thread.c
index 4ea4c58f5d..56eddca895 100644
--- a/thread.c
+++ b/thread.c
@@ -994,15 +994,6 @@ sleep_wait_for_interrupt(rb_thread_t *th, double sleepsec,int spurious_check)
     sleep_timeval(th, double2timeval(sleepsec),spurious_check);
 }
 
-static void
-sleep_for_polling(rb_thread_t *th)
-{
-    struct timeval time;
-    time.tv_sec = 0;
-    time.tv_usec = 100 * 1000;	/* 0.1 sec */
-    sleep_timeval(th, time, 1);
-}
-
 void
 rb_thread_wait_for(struct timeval time)
 {
@@ -1010,16 +1001,6 @@ rb_thread_wait_for(struct timeval time)
     sleep_timeval(th, time, 1);
 }
 
-void
-rb_thread_polling(void)
-{
-    if (!rb_thread_alone()) {
-	rb_thread_t *th = GET_THREAD();
-	RUBY_VM_CHECK_INTS_BLOCKING(th);
-	sleep_for_polling(th);
-    }
-}
-
 /*
  * CAUTION: This function causes thread switching.
  *          rb_thread_check_ints() check ruby's interrupts.