diff --git a/src/core/transport/chttp2/internal.h b/src/core/transport/chttp2/internal.h
index 3952f8a0e82..45d2599cdc7 100644
--- a/src/core/transport/chttp2/internal.h
+++ b/src/core/transport/chttp2/internal.h
@@ -512,9 +512,6 @@ void grpc_chttp2_publish_reads(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
 void grpc_chttp2_list_add_writable_stream(
     grpc_chttp2_transport_global *transport_global,
     grpc_chttp2_stream_global *stream_global);
-void grpc_chttp2_list_add_first_writable_stream(
-    grpc_chttp2_transport_global *transport_global,
-    grpc_chttp2_stream_global *stream_global);
 int grpc_chttp2_list_pop_writable_stream(
     grpc_chttp2_transport_global *transport_global,
     grpc_chttp2_transport_writing *transport_writing,
diff --git a/src/core/transport/chttp2/stream_lists.c b/src/core/transport/chttp2/stream_lists.c
index a81ffcce79e..a4c85b4e574 100644
--- a/src/core/transport/chttp2/stream_lists.c
+++ b/src/core/transport/chttp2/stream_lists.c
@@ -108,23 +108,6 @@ static void stream_list_maybe_remove(grpc_chttp2_transport *t,
   }
 }
 
-static void stream_list_add_head(grpc_chttp2_transport *t,
-                                 grpc_chttp2_stream *s,
-                                 grpc_chttp2_stream_list_id id) {
-  grpc_chttp2_stream *old_head;
-  GPR_ASSERT(!s->included[id]);
-  old_head = t->lists[id].head;
-  s->links[id].next = old_head;
-  s->links[id].prev = NULL;
-  if (old_head) {
-    old_head->links[id].prev = s;
-  } else {
-    t->lists[id].tail = s;
-  }
-  t->lists[id].head = s;
-  s->included[id] = 1;
-}
-
 static void stream_list_add_tail(grpc_chttp2_transport *t,
                                  grpc_chttp2_stream *s,
                                  grpc_chttp2_stream_list_id id) {
@@ -161,15 +144,6 @@ void grpc_chttp2_list_add_writable_stream(
                   STREAM_FROM_GLOBAL(stream_global), GRPC_CHTTP2_LIST_WRITABLE);
 }
 
-void grpc_chttp2_list_add_first_writable_stream(
-    grpc_chttp2_transport_global *transport_global,
-    grpc_chttp2_stream_global *stream_global) {
-  GPR_ASSERT(stream_global->id != 0);
-  stream_list_add_head(TRANSPORT_FROM_GLOBAL(transport_global),
-                       STREAM_FROM_GLOBAL(stream_global),
-                       GRPC_CHTTP2_LIST_WRITABLE);
-}
-
 int grpc_chttp2_list_pop_writable_stream(
     grpc_chttp2_transport_global *transport_global,
     grpc_chttp2_transport_writing *transport_writing,