diff --git a/sql/log.cc b/sql/log.cc
index d95c2fc3523..b9094385c8a 100644
--- a/sql/log.cc
+++ b/sql/log.cc
@@ -558,28 +558,6 @@ private:
   binlog_cache_mngr(const binlog_cache_mngr& info);
 };
 
-
-/*
-  Remove all row event from all binlog caches and clear all caches.
-  This is only called from CREATE .. SELECT, in which case it safe to delete
-  also events from the statement cache.
-*/
-
-void THD::binlog_remove_rows_events()
-{
-  binlog_cache_mngr *cache_mngr= binlog_get_cache_mngr();
-  DBUG_ENTER("THD::binlog_remove_rows_events");
-
-  if (!cache_mngr ||
-      (!WSREP_EMULATE_BINLOG_NNULL(this) && !mysql_bin_log.is_open()))
-    DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
-
-  MYSQL_BIN_LOG::remove_pending_rows_event(this, &cache_mngr->stmt_cache);
-  MYSQL_BIN_LOG::remove_pending_rows_event(this, &cache_mngr->trx_cache);
-  cache_mngr->reset(1,1);
-  DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
-}
-
 /**
   The function handles the first phase of two-phase binlogged ALTER.
   On master binlogs START ALTER when that is configured to do so.
diff --git a/sql/sql_class.h b/sql/sql_class.h
index bc82fdda5bc..05acd4c52f1 100644
--- a/sql/sql_class.h
+++ b/sql/sql_class.h
@@ -3338,7 +3338,6 @@ public:
             binlog_flush_pending_rows_event(stmt_end, TRUE));
   }
   int binlog_flush_pending_rows_event(bool stmt_end, bool is_transactional);
-  void binlog_remove_rows_events();
   uint has_pending_row_events();
   bool binlog_need_stmt_format(bool is_transactional) const
   {
diff --git a/sql/sql_insert.cc b/sql/sql_insert.cc
index 4d237fca3e7..c280b0ec844 100644
--- a/sql/sql_insert.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_insert.cc
@@ -5438,9 +5438,6 @@ void select_create::abort_result_set()
     bool table_creation_was_logged= (!tmp_table ||
                                      table->s->table_creation_was_logged);
 
-    /* CREATE SELECT failed. Remove all row events and clear caches */
-    thd->binlog_remove_rows_events();
-
     if (tmp_table)
     {
       DBUG_ASSERT(saved_tmp_table_share);