diff --git a/libraries/operations.lib.php b/libraries/operations.lib.php
index 898a95e6c9..d803e8987f 100644
--- a/libraries/operations.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/operations.lib.php
@@ -1848,34 +1848,6 @@ function PMA_getTableAltersArray($is_myisam_or_aria, $is_isam, $pack_keys,
     return $table_alters;
 }
 
-/**
- * set initial value of the set of variables, based on the current table engine
- *
- * @param string $tbl_storage_engine table storage engine in upper case
- *
- * @return array ($is_myisam_or_aria, $is_innodb, $is_isam,
- *                $is_berkeleydb, $is_aria, $is_pbxt)
- */
-function PMA_setGlobalVariablesForEngine($tbl_storage_engine)
-{
-    //Options that apply to MYISAM usually apply to ARIA
-    $is_myisam_or_aria = ($tbl_storage_engine == 'MYISAM'
-        || $tbl_storage_engine == 'ARIA'
-        || $tbl_storage_engine == 'MARIA'
-    );
-    $is_aria = ($tbl_storage_engine == 'ARIA');
-
-    $is_isam = ($tbl_storage_engine == 'ISAM');
-    $is_innodb = ($tbl_storage_engine == 'INNODB');
-    $is_berkeleydb = ($tbl_storage_engine == 'BERKELEYDB');
-    $is_pbxt = ($tbl_storage_engine == 'PBXT');
-
-    return array(
-        $is_myisam_or_aria, $is_innodb, $is_isam,
-        $is_berkeleydb, $is_aria, $is_pbxt
-    );
-}
-
 /**
  * Get warning messages array
  *