diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c
index 9cb5647..f9cca49 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c
@@ -442,33 +442,6 @@
 	return get_value_string(auth_policy_names, policy);
 }
 
-/* this should not be here but in gsm_04_08... but that creates
-   in turn a dependency nightmare (abis_nm depending on 04_08, ...) */
-static int gsm48_construct_ra(u_int8_t *buf, const struct gprs_ra_id *raid)
-{
-	u_int16_t mcc = raid->mcc;
-	u_int16_t mnc = raid->mnc;
-
-	buf[0] = ((mcc / 100) % 10) | (((mcc / 10) % 10) << 4);
-	buf[1] = (mcc % 10);
-
-	/* I wonder who came up with the stupidity of encoding the MNC
-	 * differently depending on how many digits its decimal number has! */
-	if (mnc < 100) {
-		buf[1] |= 0xf0;
-		buf[2] = ((mnc / 10) % 10) | ((mnc % 10) << 4);
-	} else {
-		buf[1] |= (mnc % 10) << 4;
-		buf[2] = ((mnc / 100) % 10) | (((mcc / 10) % 10) << 4);
-	}
-
-	*(u_int16_t *)(buf+3) = htons(raid->lac);
-
-	buf[5] = raid->rac;
-
-	return 6;
-}
-
 void gprs_ra_id_by_bts(struct gprs_ra_id *raid, struct gsm_bts *bts)
 {
 	raid->mcc = bts->network->country_code;