diff --git a/midx.c b/midx.c
index 5e4e6f9b65..50f131e59a 100644
--- a/midx.c
+++ b/midx.c
@@ -466,8 +466,7 @@ int cmp_idx_or_pack_name(const char *idx_or_pack_name,
 	return strcmp(idx_or_pack_name, idx_name);
 }
 
-int midx_locate_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m, const char *idx_or_pack_name,
-		     uint32_t *pos)
+int midx_contains_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m, const char *idx_or_pack_name)
 {
 	uint32_t first = 0, last = m->num_packs;
 
@@ -478,11 +477,8 @@ int midx_locate_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m, const char *idx_or_pack_name,
 
 		current = m->pack_names[mid];
 		cmp = cmp_idx_or_pack_name(idx_or_pack_name, current);
-		if (!cmp) {
-			if (pos)
-				*pos = mid;
+		if (!cmp)
 			return 1;
-		}
 		if (cmp > 0) {
 			first = mid + 1;
 			continue;
@@ -493,11 +489,6 @@ int midx_locate_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m, const char *idx_or_pack_name,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int midx_contains_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m, const char *idx_or_pack_name)
-{
-	return midx_locate_pack(m, idx_or_pack_name, NULL);
-}
-
 int midx_preferred_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m, uint32_t *pack_int_id)
 {
 	if (m->preferred_pack_idx == -1) {
diff --git a/midx.h b/midx.h
index 46c53d69ff..86af7dfc5e 100644
--- a/midx.h
+++ b/midx.h
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ struct object_id *nth_midxed_object_oid(struct object_id *oid,
 int fill_midx_entry(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid, struct pack_entry *e, struct multi_pack_index *m);
 int midx_contains_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m,
 		       const char *idx_or_pack_name);
-int midx_locate_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m, const char *idx_or_pack_name,
-		     uint32_t *pos);
 int midx_preferred_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m, uint32_t *pack_int_id);
 int prepare_multi_pack_index_one(struct repository *r, const char *object_dir, int local);