diff --git a/inc/template.php b/inc/template.php
index 41f398016e4da5b9bd6093ecfdfeb125fb6df49c..60e178d1a45d41634d5e161640d6147a026998af 100644
--- a/inc/template.php
+++ b/inc/template.php
@@ -1693,18 +1693,6 @@ function tpl_includeFile($file) {
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * Returns icon from data/media root directory if it exists, otherwise
- * the one in the template's image directory.
- *
- * @deprecated Use tpl_getMediaFile() instead
- * @author Anika Henke <anika@selfthinker.org>
- */
-function tpl_getFavicon($abs = false, $fileName = 'favicon.ico') {
-    $look = array(":wiki:$fileName", ":$fileName", "images/$fileName");
-    return tpl_getMediaFile($look, $abs);
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns <link> tag for various icon types (favicon|mobile|generic)
  *