diff --git a/base/compiler/inferenceresult.jl b/base/compiler/inferenceresult.jl
index 89176b54ec93b..46feaacdea636 100644
--- a/base/compiler/inferenceresult.jl
+++ b/base/compiler/inferenceresult.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # This file is a part of Julia. License is MIT: https://julialang.org/license
 
-const EMPTY_VECTOR = Vector{Any}()
-
 function is_argtype_match(@nospecialize(given_argtype),
                           @nospecialize(cache_argtype),
                           overridden_by_const::Bool)
diff --git a/base/compiler/inferencestate.jl b/base/compiler/inferencestate.jl
index 56b766592787e..2d5fce04c0454 100644
--- a/base/compiler/inferencestate.jl
+++ b/base/compiler/inferencestate.jl
@@ -283,10 +283,6 @@ function poison_callstack(infstate::InferenceState, topmost::InferenceState, poi
     end
 end
 
-function is_specializable_vararg_slot(@nospecialize(arg), nargs::Int, vargs::Vector{Any})
-    return (isa(arg, Slot) && slot_id(arg) == nargs && !isempty(vargs))
-end
-
 function print_callstack(sv::InferenceState)
     while sv !== nothing
         print(sv.linfo)