diff --git a/libfuse/lib/helper.c b/libfuse/lib/helper.c
index 185311fa..02b3708d 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/helper.c
+++ b/libfuse/lib/helper.c
@@ -65,16 +65,6 @@ static void usage(const char *progname)
           "\n");
 }
 
-static void helper_help(void)
-{
-  fprintf(stderr,
-          "FUSE options:\n"
-          "    -d   -o debug          enable debug output (implies -f)\n"
-          "    -f                     foreground operation\n"
-          "\n"
-          );
-}
-
 static int fuse_helper_opt_proc(void *data, const char *arg, int key,
 				struct fuse_args *outargs)
 {