diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
index 720ec0315..0406efd28 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
@@ -625,17 +625,6 @@ struct fstab *fs_mgr_read_fstab_dt()
     return fstab;
 }
 
-/* combines fstab entries passed in from device tree with
- * the ones found from fstab_path
- */
-struct fstab *fs_mgr_read_fstab_with_dt(const char *fstab_path)
-{
-    struct fstab *fstab_dt = fs_mgr_read_fstab_dt();
-    struct fstab *fstab = fs_mgr_read_fstab(fstab_path);
-
-    return in_place_merge(fstab_dt, fstab);
-}
-
 /*
  * tries to load default fstab.<hardware> file from /odm/etc, /vendor/etc
  * or /. loads the first one found and also combines fstab entries passed
@@ -658,7 +647,12 @@ struct fstab *fs_mgr_read_fstab_default()
         LWARNING << __FUNCTION__ << "(): failed to find device hardware name";
     }
 
-    return fs_mgr_read_fstab_with_dt(default_fstab.c_str());
+    // combines fstab entries passed in from device tree with
+    // the ones found from default_fstab file
+    struct fstab *fstab_dt = fs_mgr_read_fstab_dt();
+    struct fstab *fstab = fs_mgr_read_fstab(default_fstab.c_str());
+
+    return in_place_merge(fstab_dt, fstab);
 }
 
 void fs_mgr_free_fstab(struct fstab *fstab)
diff --git a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
index e4aeb482a..4b626de4c 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ typedef void (*fs_mgr_verity_state_callback)(struct fstab_rec *fstab,
 struct fstab *fs_mgr_read_fstab_default();
 struct fstab *fs_mgr_read_fstab_dt();
 struct fstab *fs_mgr_read_fstab(const char *fstab_path);
-struct fstab *fs_mgr_read_fstab_with_dt(const char *fstab_path);
 void fs_mgr_free_fstab(struct fstab *fstab);
 
 #define FS_MGR_MNTALL_DEV_FILE_ENCRYPTED 5