diff --git a/src/core/ipv4/igmp.c b/src/core/ipv4/igmp.c
index cf2e8ce1..22a1e161 100644
--- a/src/core/ipv4/igmp.c
+++ b/src/core/ipv4/igmp.c
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ static struct igmp_group *igmp_lookup_group(struct netif *ifp, ip_addr_t *addr);
 static err_t  igmp_remove_group(struct igmp_group *group);
 static void   igmp_timeout( struct igmp_group *group);
 static void   igmp_start_timer(struct igmp_group *group, u8_t max_time);
-static void   igmp_stop_timer(struct igmp_group *group);
 static void   igmp_delaying_member(struct igmp_group *group, u8_t maxresp);
 static err_t  igmp_ip_output_if(struct pbuf *p, ip_addr_t *src, ip_addr_t *dest, struct netif *netif);
 static void   igmp_send(struct igmp_group *group, u8_t type);
@@ -704,17 +703,6 @@ igmp_start_timer(struct igmp_group *group, u8_t max_time)
   group->timer = (LWIP_RAND() % (max_time - 1)) + 1;
 }
 
-/**
- * Stop a timer for an igmp_group
- *
- * @param group the igmp_group for which to stop the timer
- */
-static void
-igmp_stop_timer(struct igmp_group *group)
-{
-  group->timer = 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * Delaying membership report for a group if necessary
  *