diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
index 56c6286..18343dd 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/abis_nm.h>
 #include <openbsc/socket.h>
 #include <openbsc/vty.h>
+#include <openbsc/utils.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/ctrl/control_cmd.h>
 #include <osmocom/ctrl/control_if.h>
@@ -987,17 +988,6 @@
 	bsc_close_connection(conn);
 }
 
-/* Wishful thinking to generate a constant time compare */
-static int constant_time_cmp(const uint8_t *exp, const uint8_t *rel, const int count)
-{
-	int x = 0, i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < count; ++i)
-		x |= exp[i] ^ rel[i];
-
-	return x != 0;
-}
-
 static int verify_key(struct bsc_connection *conn, struct bsc_config *conf, const uint8_t *key, const int keylen)
 {
 	struct osmo_auth_vector vec;