diff --git a/repmgrd.c b/repmgrd.c
index 30c95ff9..9cbca7db 100644
--- a/repmgrd.c
+++ b/repmgrd.c
@@ -2301,93 +2301,6 @@ parse_node_type(const char *type)
 }
 
 
-static bool
-update_node_record_set_master(PGconn *conn, int this_node_id, int old_master_node_id)
-{
-	PGresult   *res;
-	char		sqlquery[QUERY_STR_LEN];
-
-	log_debug(_("Setting failed node %i inactive; marking node %i as master\n"), old_master_node_id, this_node_id);
-
-	res = PQexec(conn, "BEGIN");
-
-	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
-	{
-		log_err(_("Unable to begin transaction: %s\n"),
-				PQerrorMessage(conn));
-
-		PQclear(res);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	PQclear(res);
-
-	sqlquery_snprintf(sqlquery,
-					  "  UPDATE %s.repl_nodes "
-					  "     SET active = FALSE "
-					  "   WHERE cluster = '%s' "
-					  "     AND id = %i ",
-					  get_repmgr_schema_quoted(conn),
-					  local_options.cluster_name,
-					  old_master_node_id);
-
-	res = PQexec(conn, sqlquery);
-
-	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
-	{
-		log_err(_("Unable to set old master node %i as inactive: %s\n"),
-				old_master_node_id,
-				PQerrorMessage(conn));
-		PQclear(res);
-
-		PQexec(conn, "ROLLBACK");
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	PQclear(res);
-
-	sqlquery_snprintf(sqlquery,
-					  "  UPDATE %s.repl_nodes "
-					  "     SET type = 'master', "
-					  "         upstream_node_id = NULL "
-					  "   WHERE cluster = '%s' "
-					  "     AND id = %i ",
-					  get_repmgr_schema_quoted(conn),
-					  local_options.cluster_name,
-					  this_node_id);
-
-	res = PQexec(conn, sqlquery);
-
-	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
-	{
-		log_err(_("Unable to set current node %i as active master: %s\n"),
-				this_node_id,
-				PQerrorMessage(conn));
-		PQclear(res);
-
-		PQexec(conn, "ROLLBACK");
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	PQclear(res);
-
-	res = PQexec(conn, "COMMIT");
-
-	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
-	{
-		log_err(_("Unable to set commit transaction: %s\n"),
-				PQerrorMessage(conn));
-		PQclear(res);
-
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	PQclear(res);
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-
 static bool
 update_node_record_set_upstream(PGconn *conn, int this_node_id, int new_upstream_node_id)
 {