diff --git a/modules/comment.module b/modules/comment.module
index 643bb6e8a3c..73c7d898fd2 100644
--- a/modules/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment.module
@@ -1477,8 +1477,4 @@ function comment_update_index() {
   return array("last_update" => "comment_cron_last", "node_type" => "comment", "select" => "SELECT c.cid as lno, c.subject as text1, c.comment as text2 FROM comments c WHERE c.status = 0 AND timestamp > ". variable_get("comment_cron_last", 1));
 }
 
-// backward compatibility with some themes
-function comment_moderation() {
-}
-
 ?>
diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index 643bb6e8a3c..73c7d898fd2 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -1477,8 +1477,4 @@ function comment_update_index() {
   return array("last_update" => "comment_cron_last", "node_type" => "comment", "select" => "SELECT c.cid as lno, c.subject as text1, c.comment as text2 FROM comments c WHERE c.status = 0 AND timestamp > ". variable_get("comment_cron_last", 1));
 }
 
-// backward compatibility with some themes
-function comment_moderation() {
-}
-
 ?>