diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_lite.cc b/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_lite.cc
index 519b10776c..b98b00c411 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_lite.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_lite.cc
@@ -340,11 +340,6 @@ const char* TcParser::MiniParse(PROTOBUF_TC_PARAM_DECL) {
 
 namespace {
 
-// Offset returns the address `offset` bytes after `base`.
-inline void* Offset(void* base, uint32_t offset) {
-  return static_cast<uint8_t*>(base) + offset;
-}
-
 // InvertPacked changes tag bits from the given wire type to length
 // delimited. This is the difference expected between packed and non-packed
 // repeated fields.