diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/validate.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/validate.rs
index 86305ee6ea74..2f6088355045 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/validate.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/validate.rs
@@ -273,12 +273,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CfgChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
             UnwindAction::Unreachable | UnwindAction::Terminate(UnwindTerminateReason::Abi) => (),
         }
     }
-
-    fn is_critical_call_edge(&self, target: Option<BasicBlock>, unwind: UnwindAction) -> bool {
-        let Some(target) = target else { return false };
-        matches!(unwind, UnwindAction::Cleanup(_) | UnwindAction::Terminate(_))
-            && self.body.basic_blocks.predecessors()[target].len() > 1
-    }
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for CfgChecker<'a, 'tcx> {