diff --git a/include/ircd/ios.h b/include/ircd/ios.h
index feec193b3..37ecd4bee 100644
--- a/include/ircd/ios.h
+++ b/include/ircd/ios.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ namespace ircd::ios
 	struct defer;
 	struct post;
 
-	extern const std::thread::id static_thread_id;
 	extern std::thread::id main_thread_id;
 	extern asio::io_context *user;
 
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ namespace ircd::ios
 	const string_view &name(const handler &);
 
 	bool is_main_thread();
-	bool is_static_thread();
 	void assert_main_thread();
 
 	bool available() noexcept;
@@ -291,10 +289,3 @@ ircd::ios::is_main_thread()
 	return std::this_thread::get_id() == main_thread_id ||
 	       main_thread_id == std::thread::id();
 }
-
-inline bool
-__attribute__((always_inline))
-ircd::ios::is_static_thread()
-{
-	return std::this_thread::get_id() == static_thread_id;
-}
diff --git a/ircd/ios.cc b/ircd/ios.cc
index ebfe75d55..c849b4121 100644
--- a/ircd/ios.cc
+++ b/ircd/ios.cc
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@
 
 #include <ircd/asio.h>
 
-/// Record of the ID of the thread static initialization took place on.
-decltype(ircd::ios::static_thread_id)
-ircd::ios::static_thread_id
-{
-    std::this_thread::get_id()
-};
-
 /// "main" thread for IRCd; the one the main context landed on.
 decltype(ircd::ios::main_thread_id)
 ircd::ios::main_thread_id;