diff --git a/internal/distro/distro.go b/internal/distro/distro.go
index ef4a3e9bd4..47564a1247 100644
--- a/internal/distro/distro.go
+++ b/internal/distro/distro.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 // -X github.com/coreos/ignition/v2/internal/distro.mdadmCmd=/opt/bin/mdadm
 var (
 	// Device node directories and paths
-	diskByIDDir       = "/dev/disk/by-id"
 	diskByLabelDir    = "/dev/disk/by-label"
 	diskByPartUUIDDir = "/dev/disk/by-partuuid"
 
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ var (
 	luksRealRootKeyFilePath  = "/etc/luks/"
 )
 
-func DiskByIDDir() string       { return diskByIDDir }
 func DiskByLabelDir() string    { return diskByLabelDir }
 func DiskByPartUUIDDir() string { return diskByPartUUIDDir }