diff --git a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
index 4156f08dfd85a51a6484d8059ff712e69ad5f35a..da8a19370f145dc7c8d238bbffb29bd8fa336ede 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ private:
 
   void readLocationCounterValue();
   void readOutputSectionDescription();
-  void readSectionPatterns(StringRef OutSec);
 
   const static StringMap<Handler> Cmd;
   ScriptConfiguration &Opt = *ScriptConfig;
@@ -513,12 +512,6 @@ void ScriptParser::readSections() {
   }
 }
 
-void ScriptParser::readSectionPatterns(StringRef OutSec) {
-  expect("(");
-  while (!Error && !skip(")"))
-    Opt.Sections.emplace_back(OutSec, next());
-}
-
 void ScriptParser::readLocationCounterValue() {
   expect(".");
   expect("=");