diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
@@ -370,11 +370,6 @@
         os.remove(os.path.join(datadir, "regtest", ".cookie"))
 
 
-def get_bip9_status(node, key):
-    info = node.getblockchaininfo()
-    return info['bip9_softforks'][key]
-
-
 def set_node_times(nodes, t):
     for node in nodes:
         node.setmocktime(t)