diff --git a/source/blender/editors/asset/ED_asset_temp_id_consumer.h b/source/blender/editors/asset/ED_asset_temp_id_consumer.h
index 89cbe8eed57..4bfb1a49f91 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/asset/ED_asset_temp_id_consumer.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/asset/ED_asset_temp_id_consumer.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ struct AssetHandle;
 struct Main;
 struct ReportList;
 
-AssetTempIDConsumer *ED_asset_temp_id_consumer_create(const struct AssetHandle *handle);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C++" AssetTempIDConsumer *ED_asset_temp_id_consumer_create(
     const blender::asset_system::AssetRepresentation *asset);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_temp_id_consumer.cc b/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_temp_id_consumer.cc
index 203206e066f..61ce7e27f98 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_temp_id_consumer.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_temp_id_consumer.cc
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "AS_asset_representation.hh"
 
-#include "DNA_space_types.h"
-
-#include "ED_asset.hh"
-
 #include "BKE_report.h"
 
 #include "BLI_utility_mixins.hh"
@@ -69,16 +65,6 @@ class AssetTemporaryIDConsumer : NonCopyable, NonMovable {
   }
 };
 
-AssetTempIDConsumer *ED_asset_temp_id_consumer_create(const AssetHandle *handle)
-{
-  if (!handle) {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-  BLI_assert(handle->file_data->asset != nullptr);
-  return reinterpret_cast<AssetTempIDConsumer *>(
-      MEM_new<AssetTemporaryIDConsumer>(__func__, ED_asset_handle_get_representation(handle)));
-}
-
 AssetTempIDConsumer *ED_asset_temp_id_consumer_create(
     const asset_system::AssetRepresentation *asset)
 {