diff --git a/glance_store/backend.py b/glance_store/backend.py
index 2bf72e0e..7c23d66a 100644
--- a/glance_store/backend.py
+++ b/glance_store/backend.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import logging
-import sys
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
 from stevedore import driver
@@ -294,30 +293,6 @@ def get_store_from_location(uri):
     return loc.store_name
 
 
-def safe_delete_from_backend(uri, image_id, context=None):
-    """Given a uri, delete an image from the store."""
-    try:
-        return delete_from_backend(uri, context=context)
-    except exceptions.NotFound:
-        msg = _('Failed to delete image %s in store from URI')
-        LOG.warn(msg % image_id)
-    except exceptions.StoreDeleteNotSupported as e:
-        LOG.warn(utils.exception_to_str(e))
-    except exceptions.UnsupportedBackend:
-        exc_type = sys.exc_info()[0].__name__
-        msg = (_('Failed to delete image %(image_id)s '
-                 'from store (%(exc_type)s)') %
-               dict(image_id=image_id, exc_type=exc_type))
-        LOG.error(msg)
-
-
-def _delete_image_from_backend(context, store_api, image_id, uri):
-    if CONF.delayed_delete:
-        store_api.schedule_delayed_delete_from_backend(context, uri, image_id)
-    else:
-        store_api.safe_delete_from_backend(context, uri, image_id)
-
-
 def check_location_metadata(val, key=''):
     if isinstance(val, dict):
         for key in val:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_http_store.py b/tests/unit/test_http_store.py
index 2acfebda..6a5e839c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_http_store.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_http_store.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from glance_store._drivers import http
 from glance_store import delete_from_backend
 from glance_store import exceptions
 from glance_store.location import get_location_from_uri
-from glance_store import safe_delete_from_backend
 from glance_store.tests import base
 from glance_store.tests import utils
 
@@ -113,10 +112,3 @@ class TestHttpStore(base.StoreBaseTest):
         self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError, self.store.delete, loc)
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.StoreDeleteNotSupported,
                           delete_from_backend, uri, {})
-
-    def test_http_schedule_delete_swallows_error(self):
-        uri = "https://netloc/path/to/file.tar.gz"
-        try:
-            safe_delete_from_backend(uri, 'image_id', {})
-        except exceptions.StoreDeleteNotSupported:
-            self.fail('StoreDeleteNotSupported should be swallowed')