diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/operations/worker_node_manager.c b/src/backend/distributed/operations/worker_node_manager.c
index a1637bf34..5d3a9f824 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/operations/worker_node_manager.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/operations/worker_node_manager.c
@@ -318,20 +318,6 @@ ActivePrimaryNodeCount(void)
 }
 
 
-/*
- * ActiveReadableNonCoordinatorNodeCount returns the number of groups with a node we can read from.
- * This method excludes coordinator even if it is added as a worker.
- */
-uint32
-ActiveReadableNonCoordinatorNodeCount(void)
-{
-	List *workerNodeList = ActiveReadableNonCoordinatorNodeList();
-	uint32 liveWorkerCount = list_length(workerNodeList);
-
-	return liveWorkerCount;
-}
-
-
 /*
  * NodeIsCoordinator returns true if the given node represents the coordinator.
  */
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/worker_manager.h b/src/include/distributed/worker_manager.h
index db0045166..776e7b292 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/worker_manager.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/worker_manager.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ extern WorkerNode * CoordinatorNodeIfAddedAsWorkerOrError(void);
 extern void ErrorIfCoordinatorNotAddedAsWorkerNode(void);
 extern List * DistributedTablePlacementNodeList(LOCKMODE lockMode);
 extern bool NodeCanHaveDistTablePlacements(WorkerNode *node);
-extern uint32 ActiveReadableNonCoordinatorNodeCount(void);
 extern List * ActiveReadableNonCoordinatorNodeList(void);
 extern List * ActiveReadableNodeList(void);
 extern WorkerNode * FindWorkerNode(const char *nodeName, int32 nodePort);