diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/onlineddl/vtgate_util.go b/go/test/endtoend/onlineddl/vtgate_util.go
index 7d91e1e1e9c..53a4f84a37f 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/onlineddl/vtgate_util.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/onlineddl/vtgate_util.go
@@ -113,16 +113,6 @@ func CheckCancelAllMigrations(t *testing.T, vtParams *mysql.ConnParams, expectCo
 	assert.Equal(t, expectCount, int(r.RowsAffected))
 }
 
-// ReadMigrations reads migration entries
-func ReadMigrations(t *testing.T, vtParams *mysql.ConnParams, like string) *sqltypes.Result {
-	query, err := sqlparser.ParseAndBind("show vitess_migrations like %a",
-		sqltypes.StringBindVariable(like),
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	return VtgateExecQuery(t, vtParams, query, "")
-}
-
 // CheckMigrationStatus verifies that the migration indicated by given UUID has the given expected status
 func CheckMigrationStatus(t *testing.T, vtParams *mysql.ConnParams, shards []cluster.Shard, uuid string, expectStatuses ...schema.OnlineDDLStatus) {
 	query, err := sqlparser.ParseAndBind("show vitess_migrations like %a",