diff --git a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
index 1a4b1a72..c528e7f0 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
@@ -702,12 +702,6 @@ wasm_runtime_find_module_registered(const char *module_name)
     return module ? module->module : NULL;
 }
 
-bool
-wasm_runtime_is_module_registered(const char *module_name)
-{
-    return NULL != wasm_runtime_find_module_registered(module_name);
-}
-
 /*
  * simply destroy all
  */
diff --git a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h
index 6f715274..87473397 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h
+++ b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h
@@ -718,9 +718,6 @@ wasm_runtime_register_module_internal(const char *module_name,
 void
 wasm_runtime_unregister_module(const WASMModuleCommon *module);
 
-bool
-wasm_runtime_is_module_registered(const char *module_name);
-
 bool
 wasm_runtime_add_loading_module(const char *module_name, char *error_buf,
                                 uint32 error_buf_size);