diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index b43277e580..8f90250692 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -340,11 +340,6 @@ static inline bool monitor_handler_is_async(const mon_cmd_t *cmd)
     return cmd->flags & MONITOR_CMD_ASYNC;
 }
 
-static inline bool monitor_cmd_user_only(const mon_cmd_t *cmd)
-{
-    return (cmd->flags & MONITOR_CMD_USER_ONLY);
-}
-
 static inline int monitor_has_error(const Monitor *mon)
 {
     return mon->error != NULL;
diff --git a/monitor.h b/monitor.h
index f2122b5884..44c3625824 100644
--- a/monitor.h
+++ b/monitor.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ extern Monitor *default_mon;
 
 /* flags for monitor commands */
 #define MONITOR_CMD_ASYNC       0x0001
-#define MONITOR_CMD_USER_ONLY   0x0002
 
 /* QMP events */
 typedef enum MonitorEvent {