2 files changed, 0 insertions, 41 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql b/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql
index a4373b176c6..a416e94d371 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql
@@ -397,11 +397,6 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION
   RETURNS boolean STRICT VOLATILE LANGUAGE INTERNAL AS 'pg_terminate_backend'
   PARALLEL SAFE;
 
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION
-  pg_wait_for_backend_termination(pid integer, timeout int8 DEFAULT 5000)
-  RETURNS boolean STRICT VOLATILE LANGUAGE INTERNAL AS 'pg_wait_for_backend_termination'
-  PARALLEL SAFE;
-
 -- legacy definition for compatibility with 9.3
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION
   json_populate_record(base anyelement, from_json json, use_json_as_text boolean DEFAULT false)
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/signalfuncs.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/signalfuncs.c
index 0a111ad6daa..43386c5bb32 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/signalfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/signalfuncs.c
@@ -231,42 +231,6 @@ pg_terminate_backend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 }
 
 /*
- * Wait for a backend process with the given PID to exit or until the given
- * timeout milliseconds occurs. Returns true if the backend has exited. On
- * timeout a warning is emitted and false is returned.
- *
- * We allow any user to call this function, consistent with any user being
- * able to view the pid of the process in pg_stat_activity etc.
- */
-Datum
-pg_wait_for_backend_termination(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
-{
-	int			pid;
-	int64		timeout;
-	PGPROC	   *proc = NULL;
-
-	pid = PG_GETARG_INT32(0);
-	timeout = PG_GETARG_INT64(1);
-
-	if (timeout <= 0)
-		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_NUMERIC_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
-				 errmsg("\"timeout\" must not be negative or zero")));
-
-	proc = BackendPidGetProc(pid);
-
-	if (proc == NULL)
-	{
-		ereport(WARNING,
-				(errmsg("PID %d is not a PostgreSQL server process", pid)));
-
-		PG_RETURN_BOOL(false);
-	}
-
-	PG_RETURN_BOOL(pg_wait_until_termination(pid, timeout));
-}
-
-/*
  * Signal to reload the database configuration
  *
  * Permission checking for this function is managed through the normal