diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_marking.cc b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_marking.cc
index 3cef9b1b1c1..b6e7ed27bb6 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_marking.cc
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_marking.cc
@@ -856,12 +856,6 @@ int BM_mesh_active_vert_index_get(BMesh *bm)
   return v ? BM_elem_index_get(v) : -1;
 }
 
-int BM_mesh_active_elem_index_get(BMesh *bm)
-{
-  const BMElem *e = BM_mesh_active_elem_get(bm);
-  return e ? BM_elem_index_get(e) : -1;
-}
-
 BMFace *BM_mesh_active_face_get(BMesh *bm, const bool is_sloppy, const bool is_selected)
 {
   if (bm->act_face && (!is_selected || BM_elem_flag_test(bm->act_face, BM_ELEM_SELECT))) {
diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_marking.hh b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_marking.hh
index ff340fff42f..d81042777fc 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_marking.hh
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_marking.hh
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void BM_mesh_active_face_set(BMesh *bm, BMFace *f);
 int BM_mesh_active_face_index_get(BMesh *bm, bool is_sloppy, bool is_selected);
 int BM_mesh_active_edge_index_get(BMesh *bm);
 int BM_mesh_active_vert_index_get(BMesh *bm);
-int BM_mesh_active_elem_index_get(BMesh *bm);
+
 BMFace *BM_mesh_active_face_get(BMesh *bm, bool is_sloppy, bool is_selected);
 BMEdge *BM_mesh_active_edge_get(BMesh *bm);
 BMVert *BM_mesh_active_vert_get(BMesh *bm);