diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
index 59a6a0ffd7..f140438034 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package rawdb
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 
@@ -717,27 +716,6 @@ func (r *receiptLogs) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// DeriveLogFields fills the logs in receiptLogs with information such as block number, txhash, etc.
-func deriveLogFields(receipts []*receiptLogs, hash common.Hash, number uint64, txs types.Transactions) error {
-	logIndex := uint(0)
-	if len(txs) != len(receipts) {
-		return errors.New("transaction and receipt count mismatch")
-	}
-	for i := 0; i < len(receipts); i++ {
-		txHash := txs[i].Hash()
-		// The derived log fields can simply be set from the block and transaction
-		for j := 0; j < len(receipts[i].Logs); j++ {
-			receipts[i].Logs[j].BlockNumber = number
-			receipts[i].Logs[j].BlockHash = hash
-			receipts[i].Logs[j].TxHash = txHash
-			receipts[i].Logs[j].TxIndex = uint(i)
-			receipts[i].Logs[j].Index = logIndex
-			logIndex++
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // ReadLogs retrieves the logs for all transactions in a block. In case
 // receipts is not found, a nil is returned.
 // Note: ReadLogs does not derive unstored log fields.