diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.module b/core/modules/views/views.module
index 3942aeb..00b5626 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.module
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.module
@@ -1837,11 +1837,3 @@ function views_form_block_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
     $form['machine_name']['#access'] = FALSE;
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Generates a views block instance id.
- */
-function views_generate_block_instance_id($view) {
-
-}
-