diff --git a/table/iterator.cc b/table/iterator.cc
index e42ca260b3208fcfb29ff057e74036a795b9c8dc..0475b9d1342fc012ad5c3f1f37fad6e20965fd38 100644
--- a/table/iterator.cc
+++ b/table/iterator.cc
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ class EmptyInternalIterator : public InternalIteratorBase<TValue> {
 };
 }  // namespace
 
+Iterator* NewEmptyIterator() { return new EmptyIterator(Status::OK()); }
+
 Iterator* NewErrorIterator(const Status& status) {
   return new EmptyIterator(status);
 }