diff --git a/librocksdb-sys/src/lib.rs b/librocksdb-sys/src/lib.rs
index cd9c3b7..3325412 100644
--- a/librocksdb-sys/src/lib.rs
+++ b/librocksdb-sys/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,9 +26,3 @@ extern crate libz_sys;
 extern crate zstd_sys;
 
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/bindings.rs"));
-
-#[cfg(feature = "bzip2")]
-#[no_mangle]
-pub fn bz_internal_error(errcode: libc::c_int) {
-    panic!("bz internal error: {}", errcode);
-}