diff --git a/gvfs-helper-client.c b/gvfs-helper-client.c
index 858ec350772b68..a9f0a6fc5eb5f5 100644
--- a/gvfs-helper-client.c
+++ b/gvfs-helper-client.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void gh_client__update_packed_git(const char *line)
 
 	p = add_packed_git(the_repository, path.buf, path.len, is_local);
 	if (p)
-		packfile_store_add_pack_also_to_mru(the_repository, p);
+		packfile_store_add_pack(the_repository->objects->packfiles, p);
 	strbuf_release(&path);
 }
 
diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
index 1a74bdb7c5cae2..9fa6b8c97057ab 100644
--- a/packfile.c
+++ b/packfile.c
@@ -792,14 +792,6 @@ void packfile_store_add_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
 	hashmap_add(&store->map, &pack->packmap_ent);
 }
 
-void packfile_store_add_pack_also_to_mru(struct repository *r,
-					 struct packed_git *pack)
-{
-	packfile_store_add_pack(r->objects->packfiles, pack);
-	list_add(&pack->mru,
-		 packfile_store_get_packs_mru(r->objects->packfiles));
-}
-
 struct packed_git *packfile_store_load_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
 					    const char *idx_path, int local)
 {
diff --git a/packfile.h b/packfile.h
index a19587e57d1388..1b7e0ef74e11d1 100644
--- a/packfile.h
+++ b/packfile.h
@@ -135,13 +135,6 @@ void packfile_store_reprepare(struct packfile_store *store);
  */
 void packfile_store_add_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
 			     struct packed_git *pack);
-/*
- * Add the pack to the store so that contained objects become accessible via
- * the store, and then mark it as most recently used. This moves ownership into
- * the store.
- */
-void packfile_store_add_pack_also_to_mru(struct repository *r,
-					 struct packed_git *pack);
 
 /*
  * Load and iterate through all packs of the given repository. This helper