--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -5936,81 +5936,6 @@ check_for_codes_from_term(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Translate an internal mapping/abbreviation representation into the
- * corresponding external one recognized by :map/:abbrev commands.
- * Respects the current B/k/< settings of 'cpoption'.
- *
- * This function is called when expanding mappings/abbreviations on the
- * command-line.
- *
- * It uses a growarray to build the translation string since the latter can be
- * wider than the original description. The caller has to free the string
- * afterwards.
- *
- * Returns NULL when there is a problem.
- */
-    char_u *
-translate_mapping(char_u *str)
-{
-    garray_T	ga;
-    int		c;
-    int		modifiers;
-    int		cpo_bslash;
-    int		cpo_special;
-
-    ga_init(&ga);
-    ga.ga_itemsize = 1;
-    ga.ga_growsize = 40;
-
-    cpo_bslash = (vim_strchr(p_cpo, CPO_BSLASH) != NULL);
-    cpo_special = (vim_strchr(p_cpo, CPO_SPECI) != NULL);
-
-    for (; *str; ++str)
-    {
-	c = *str;
-	if (c == K_SPECIAL && str[1] != NUL && str[2] != NUL)
-	{
-	    modifiers = 0;
-	    if (str[1] == KS_MODIFIER)
-	    {
-		str++;
-		modifiers = *++str;
-		c = *++str;
-	    }
-	    if (c == K_SPECIAL && str[1] != NUL && str[2] != NUL)
-	    {
-		if (cpo_special)
-		{
-		    ga_clear(&ga);
-		    return NULL;
-		}
-		c = TO_SPECIAL(str[1], str[2]);
-		if (c == K_ZERO)	// display <Nul> as ^@
-		    c = NUL;
-		str += 2;
-	    }
-	    if (IS_SPECIAL(c) || modifiers)	// special key
-	    {
-		if (cpo_special)
-		{
-		    ga_clear(&ga);
-		    return NULL;
-		}
-		ga_concat(&ga, get_special_key_name(c, modifiers));
-		continue; // for (str)
-	    }
-	}
-	if (c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == Ctrl_J || c == Ctrl_V
-	    || (c == '<' && !cpo_special) || (c == '\\' && !cpo_bslash))
-	    ga_append(&ga, cpo_bslash ? Ctrl_V : '\\');
-	if (c)
-	    ga_append(&ga, c);
-    }
-    ga_append(&ga, NUL);
-    return (char_u *)(ga.ga_data);
-}
-
 #if (defined(MSWIN) && (!defined(FEAT_GUI) || defined(VIMDLL))) || defined(PROTO)
 static char ksme_str[20];
 static char ksmr_str[20];