diff --git a/cpp/velox/shuffle/VeloxShuffleReader.cc b/cpp/velox/shuffle/VeloxShuffleReader.cc
index a39566a9b6e5..00e2225744ec 100644
--- a/cpp/velox/shuffle/VeloxShuffleReader.cc
+++ b/cpp/velox/shuffle/VeloxShuffleReader.cc
@@ -296,23 +296,6 @@ std::shared_ptr<VeloxColumnarBatch> makeColumnarBatch(
   return std::make_shared<VeloxColumnarBatch>(std::move(rowVector));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<VeloxColumnarBatch> makeColumnarBatch(
-    RowTypePtr type,
-    std::unique_ptr<InMemoryPayload> payload,
-    memory::MemoryPool* pool,
-    int64_t& deserializeTime) {
-  ScopedTimer timer(&deserializeTime);
-  std::vector<BufferPtr> veloxBuffers;
-  auto numBuffers = payload->numBuffers();
-  veloxBuffers.reserve(numBuffers);
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < numBuffers; ++i) {
-    GLUTEN_ASSIGN_OR_THROW(auto buffer, payload->readBufferAt(i));
-    veloxBuffers.push_back(convertToVeloxBuffer(std::move(buffer)));
-  }
-  auto rowVector = deserialize(type, payload->numRows(), veloxBuffers, {}, {}, pool);
-  return std::make_shared<VeloxColumnarBatch>(std::move(rowVector));
-}
-
 arrow::Result<BufferPtr>
 readDictionaryBuffer(arrow::io::InputStream* in, facebook::velox::memory::MemoryPool* pool, arrow::util::Codec* codec) {
   size_t bufferSize;