diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
index edd7601ac1d..1eadc3a39b0 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
@@ -472,12 +472,6 @@ void BKE_mesh_calc_normals(struct Mesh *me);
  * Called after calculating all modifiers.
  */
 void BKE_mesh_ensure_normals_for_display(struct Mesh *mesh);
-void BKE_mesh_calc_normals_looptri(const struct MVert *mverts,
-                                   int numVerts,
-                                   const struct MLoop *mloop,
-                                   const struct MLoopTri *looptri,
-                                   int looptri_num,
-                                   float (*r_tri_nors)[3]);
 
 /**
  * Define sharp edges as needed to mimic 'autosmooth' from angle threshold.
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_normals.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_normals.cc
index 49729ede956..6750d3c34fd 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_normals.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_normals.cc
@@ -444,60 +444,6 @@ void BKE_mesh_calc_normals(Mesh *mesh)
   BKE_mesh_vertex_normals_ensure(mesh);
 }
 
-void BKE_mesh_calc_normals_looptri(const MVert *mverts,
-                                   int numVerts,
-                                   const MLoop *mloop,
-                                   const MLoopTri *looptri,
-                                   int looptri_num,
-                                   float (*r_tri_nors)[3])
-{
-  float(*tnorms)[3] = (float(*)[3])MEM_calloc_arrayN(size_t(numVerts), sizeof(*tnorms), "tnorms");
-  float(*fnors)[3] = (r_tri_nors) ? r_tri_nors :
-                                    (float(*)[3])MEM_calloc_arrayN(
-                                        size_t(looptri_num), sizeof(*fnors), "meshnormals");
-
-  if (!tnorms || !fnors) {
-    goto cleanup;
-  }
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < looptri_num; i++) {
-    const MLoopTri *lt = &looptri[i];
-    float *f_no = fnors[i];
-    const uint vtri[3] = {
-        mloop[lt->tri[0]].v,
-        mloop[lt->tri[1]].v,
-        mloop[lt->tri[2]].v,
-    };
-
-    normal_tri_v3(f_no, mverts[vtri[0]].co, mverts[vtri[1]].co, mverts[vtri[2]].co);
-
-    accumulate_vertex_normals_tri_v3(tnorms[vtri[0]],
-                                     tnorms[vtri[1]],
-                                     tnorms[vtri[2]],
-                                     f_no,
-                                     mverts[vtri[0]].co,
-                                     mverts[vtri[1]].co,
-                                     mverts[vtri[2]].co);
-  }
-
-  /* Following Mesh convention; we use vertex coordinate itself for normal in this case. */
-  for (int i = 0; i < numVerts; i++) {
-    const MVert *mv = &mverts[i];
-    float *no = tnorms[i];
-
-    if (UNLIKELY(normalize_v3(no) == 0.0f)) {
-      normalize_v3_v3(no, mv->co);
-    }
-  }
-
-cleanup:
-  MEM_freeN(tnorms);
-
-  if (fnors != r_tri_nors) {
-    MEM_freeN(fnors);
-  }
-}
-
 void BKE_lnor_spacearr_init(MLoopNorSpaceArray *lnors_spacearr,
                             const int numLoops,
                             const char data_type)
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/pbvh.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/pbvh.c
index 24ea2de98f6..942d124ded4 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/pbvh.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/pbvh.c
@@ -3140,9 +3140,6 @@ void BKE_pbvh_vert_coords_apply(PBVH *pbvh, const float (*vertCos)[3], const int
       }
     }
 
-    /* coordinates are new -- normals should also be updated */
-    BKE_mesh_calc_normals_looptri(
-        pbvh->verts, pbvh->totvert, pbvh->mloop, pbvh->looptri, pbvh->totprim, NULL);
 
     for (int a = 0; a < pbvh->totnode; a++) {
       BKE_pbvh_node_mark_update(&pbvh->nodes[a]);