diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 2cb5371ac21..aa8d3774483 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -808,7 +808,6 @@ enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories(char *path);
 enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories_const(const char *path);
 
 int mkdir_in_gitdir(const char *path);
-extern void home_config_paths(char **global, char **xdg, char *file);
 extern char *expand_user_path(const char *path);
 const char *enter_repo(const char *path, int strict);
 static inline int is_absolute_path(const char *path)
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index 4edc1eb8680..2436301ccab 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -130,34 +130,6 @@ char *git_path(const char *fmt, ...)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void home_config_paths(char **global, char **xdg, char *file)
-{
-	char *xdg_home = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
-	char *home = getenv("HOME");
-	char *to_free = NULL;
-
-	if (!home) {
-		if (global)
-			*global = NULL;
-	} else {
-		if (!xdg_home) {
-			to_free = mkpathdup("%s/.config", home);
-			xdg_home = to_free;
-		}
-		if (global)
-			*global = mkpathdup("%s/.gitconfig", home);
-	}
-
-	if (xdg) {
-		if (!xdg_home)
-			*xdg = NULL;
-		else
-			*xdg = mkpathdup("%s/git/%s", xdg_home, file);
-	}
-
-	free(to_free);
-}
-
 char *git_path_submodule(const char *path, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	char *pathname = get_pathname();