diff --git a/src/capwap/cwmsg_addelem_vendor_specific_payload.c b/src/capwap/cwmsg_addelem_vendor_specific_payload.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c7456a4..00000000
--- a/src/capwap/cwmsg_addelem_vendor_specific_payload.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
-    This file is part of libcapwap.
-
-    libcapwap is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    libcapwap is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with Foobar.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-*/
-
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#include "capwap.h"
-#include "cw_log.h"
-
-void cwmsg_addelem_vendor_specific_payload(struct cwmsg *msg,int vendor_id, int type, uint8_t * payload,int len)
-{
-	uint8_t * buffer = malloc (len + 6);
-	if (!buffer){
-		cw_log(LOG_ERR,"Add message elem vendor specific payload: out of memory");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	*((uint32_t*)buffer) = htonl(vendor_id);
-	*((uint16_t*)(buffer+4)) = htons(type);
-	memcpy(buffer+6,payload,len);
-
-
-	cwmsg_addelem(msg,CW_ELEM_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_PAYLOAD,buffer,len+6);
-	free(buffer);
-}
-
-