diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/Makefile.in b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/Makefile.in
index 9d6d9e5a09..c070a975d6 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/Makefile.in
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/Makefile.in
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ SRCS = idl.c add.c search.c cache.c dbcache.c dn2id.c entry.c \
 		id2entry.c index.c id2children.c nextid.c \
 		compare.c modify.c modrdn.c delete.c init.c \
 		config.c bind.c attr.c filterindex.c close.c \
-		alias.c tools.c key.c extended.c passwd.c sasl.c \
+		alias.c tools.c key.c extended.c passwd.c \
 		referral.c operational.c
 OBJS = idl.lo add.lo search.lo cache.lo dbcache.lo dn2id.lo entry.lo \
 		id2entry.lo index.lo id2children.lo nextid.lo \
 		compare.lo modify.lo modrdn.lo delete.lo init.lo \
 		config.lo bind.lo attr.lo filterindex.lo close.lo \
-		alias.lo tools.lo key.lo extended.lo passwd.lo sasl.lo \
+		alias.lo tools.lo key.lo extended.lo passwd.lo \
 		referral.lo operational.lo $(@BUILD_LDBM@_OBJS)
 
 LDAP_INCDIR= ../../../include       
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/sasl.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/sasl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ae8d05ce67..0000000000
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/sasl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/* bind.c - ldbm backend bind and unbind routines */
-/* $OpenLDAP$ */
-/*
- * Copyright 1998-2003 The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
- * COPYING RESTRICTIONS APPLY, see COPYRIGHT file
- */
-
-
-#include "portable.h"
-
-#if 0
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include <ac/krb.h>
-#include <ac/socket.h>
-#include <ac/string.h>
-#include <ac/unistd.h>
-
-#include "slap.h"
-#include "back-ldbm.h"
-#include "proto-back-ldbm.h"
-
-int
-back_ldbm_sasl_authorize(
-	BackendDB *be,
-	const char *auth_identity,
-	const char *requested_user,
-	const char **user,
-	const char **errstring)
-{
-	return SASL_FAIL;
-}
-
-int
-back_ldbm_sasl_getsecret(
-	Backend *be,
-	const char *mechanism,
-	const char *auth_identity,
-	const char *realm,
-	sasl_secret_t **secret)
-{
-	return SASL_FAIL;
-}
-
-int
-back_ldbm_sasl_putsecret(
-	Backend *be,
-	const char *mechanism,
-	const char *auth_identity,
-	const char *realm,
-	const sasl_secret_t *secret)
-{
-	return SASL_FAIL;
-}
-
-#else
-static int dummy = 1;
-#endif
-