diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_cache.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_cache.c
index b1c80a1e2..ffbc7a0ab 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_cache.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_cache.c
@@ -2978,20 +2978,6 @@ GetWorkerNodeHash(void)
 }
 
 
-/*
- * GetWorkerNodeCount returns the number of worker nodes
- *
- * If the Worker Node cache is not (yet) valid, it is first rebuilt.
- */
-int
-GetWorkerNodeCount(void)
-{
-	PrepareWorkerNodeCache();
-
-	return WorkerNodeCount;
-}
-
-
 /*
  * PrepareWorkerNodeCache makes sure the worker node data from pg_dist_node is cached,
  * if it is not already cached.
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/metadata_cache.h b/src/include/distributed/metadata_cache.h
index 4aa5e99fd..ec2475c2b 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/metadata_cache.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/metadata_cache.h
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ extern char LookupDistributionMethod(Oid distributionMethodOid);
 
 /* access WorkerNodeHash */
 extern HTAB * GetWorkerNodeHash(void);
-extern int GetWorkerNodeCount(void);
 extern WorkerNode * LookupNodeByNodeId(uint32 nodeId);
 extern WorkerNode * ForceLookupNodeByNodeId(uint32 nodeId);
 extern WorkerNode * LookupNodeForGroup(int32 groupId);