diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_security.c b/src/qemu/qemu_security.c
index 61b9e4f0e3ddeab34bcbbfd96c2f601608d15af7..d47f4cc3c06931d1bb66a51906304d798c06313f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_security.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_security.c
@@ -614,37 +614,6 @@ qemuSecurityDomainSetPathLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 }
 
 
-int
-qemuSecuritySetSavedStateLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
-                                   virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                                   const char *savefile)
-{
-    qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
-    pid_t pid = -1;
-    int ret = -1;
-
-    if (qemuDomainNamespaceEnabled(vm, QEMU_DOMAIN_NS_MOUNT))
-        pid = vm->pid;
-
-    if (virSecurityManagerTransactionStart(driver->securityManager) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    if (virSecurityManagerSetSavedStateLabel(driver->securityManager,
-                                             vm->def,
-                                             savefile) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    if (virSecurityManagerTransactionCommit(driver->securityManager,
-                                            pid, priv->rememberOwner) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    ret = 0;
- cleanup:
-    virSecurityManagerTransactionAbort(driver->securityManager);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
 int
 qemuSecurityRestoreSavedStateLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                                        virDomainObjPtr vm,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_security.h b/src/qemu/qemu_security.h
index c8516005ac43a64097b0bb403070fa6ac4e9d781..4e701221cde56f0a88a31cae5a127ae7d6abd9df 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_security.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_security.h
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ int qemuSecurityDomainSetPathLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                                    const char *path,
                                    bool allowSubtree);
 
-int qemuSecuritySetSavedStateLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
-                                   virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                                   const char *savefile);
-
 int qemuSecurityRestoreSavedStateLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                                        virDomainObjPtr vm,
                                        const char *savefile);