1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/timeseries/timeseries_global_options.h b/src/mongo/db/timeseries/timeseries_global_options.h
index a2c958a10ec..2e13432e8e9 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/timeseries/timeseries_global_options.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/timeseries/timeseries_global_options.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "mongo/base/status.h"
 #include "mongo/platform/atomic_word.h"
 
 namespace mongo {
@@ -37,15 +36,4 @@ namespace mongo {
 extern AtomicWord<long long> gTimeseriesIdleBucketExpiryMemoryUsageThresholdBytes;
 uint64_t getTimeseriesIdleBucketExpiryMemoryUsageThresholdBytes();
 
-/**
- * Checks the time or the meta field doesn't contain embedded null bytes.
- */
-inline Status validateTimeAndMetaField(const std::string& str) {
-    if (str.find('\0') != std::string::npos) {
-        return Status(ErrorCodes::BadValue,
-                      "The 'timeField' or the 'metaField' cannot contain embedded null bytes");
-    }
-    return Status::OK();
-}
-
 }  // namespace mongo