diff --git a/pkg/services/stateroot/signature.go b/pkg/services/stateroot/signature.go
index 3ebbcbeb2..5262473f0 100644
--- a/pkg/services/stateroot/signature.go
+++ b/pkg/services/stateroot/signature.go
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-func newIncompleteRoot() *incompleteRoot {
-	return &incompleteRoot{
-		sigs: make(map[string]*rootSig),
-	}
-}
-
 func (r *incompleteRoot) reverify(net netmode.Magic) {
 	for _, sig := range r.sigs {
 		if !sig.ok {