diff --git a/scripts/check-kernel-fix b/scripts/check-kernel-fix
index b56c2ae..7e19443 100755
--- a/scripts/check-kernel-fix
+++ b/scripts/check-kernel-fix
@@ -59,44 +59,6 @@ branch_state_file="$tmpdir/branch-state"
 patch_file="$tmpdir/patches"
 actions_file="$tmpdir/actions"
 
-# Check which references are missing in the given branch.
-# Used when sha is not known.
-# Can be used to check a consistency of references.
-check_branch_references()
-{
-    local branch="$1"
-    shift
-    local references="$@"
-
-    [ -z "$branch" ] && fail "check_branch_references: No branch provided"
-    [ -z "$references" ] && fail "check_branch_references: No references provided"
-
-    local patches=$(references_to_patches_in_branch $branch $references)
-    if [ -z "$patches" ] ; then
-       if [ -n "$verbose_mode" ] ; then
-	   echo "$branch:not_found_references:$references"
-	   return
-       fi
-    fi
-
-    for patch in $patches ; do
-	local missing_references=
-
-	for ref in $references ; do
-	    if ! patch_has_reference_in_branch "$patch" "$ref" "$branch" ; then
-		[ -n "$missing_references" ] && missing_references="$missing_references "
-		missing_references="$missing_references$ref"
-	    fi
-	done
-
-	if [ -n "$missing_references" ] ; then
-	    echo "$branch:$patch:missing_references:$missing_references"
-	else
-	    echo "$branch:$patch:ok"
-	fi
-    done
-}
-
 print_branch_state()
 {
     local msg="$@"