diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.c b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.c
index e72157c6a..cd2144331 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.c
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.c
@@ -949,23 +949,6 @@ vk_create_view_swizzle(struct vk_bundle *vk,
 	return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-VkAccessFlags
-vk_get_access_flags(VkImageLayout layout)
-{
-	switch (layout) {
-	case VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED: return 0;
-	case VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL: return VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT | VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT;
-	case VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PREINITIALIZED: return VK_ACCESS_HOST_WRITE_BIT;
-	case VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL: return VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT;
-	case VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL: return VK_ACCESS_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT;
-	case VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_SRC_OPTIMAL: return VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT;
-	case VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL: return VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT;
-	case VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL: return VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT;
-	default: U_LOG_E("Unhandled access mask case for layout %d.", layout);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 
 /*
  *
diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h
index 5ae7c7ed2..15ba987e5 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/vk/vk_helpers.h
@@ -840,9 +840,6 @@ vk_create_view_swizzle(struct vk_bundle *vk,
                        VkComponentMapping components,
                        VkImageView *out_view);
 
-VkAccessFlags
-vk_get_access_flags(VkImageLayout layout);
-
 
 /*
  *