diff --git a/validation.cc b/validation.cc
index f2dfefc002..7e5b544428 100644
--- a/validation.cc
+++ b/validation.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include "validation.hh"
 #include "database.hh"
 #include "exceptions/exceptions.hh"
-#include "service/storage_proxy.hh"
 
 namespace validation {
 
@@ -96,13 +95,6 @@ validate_column_family(const database& db, const sstring& keyspace_name, const s
     }
 }
 
-schema_ptr validate_column_family(const sstring& keyspace_name,
-                const sstring& cf_name) {
-    return validate_column_family(
-                    service::get_local_storage_proxy().get_db().local(),
-                    keyspace_name, cf_name);
-}
-
 void validate_keyspace(const database& db, const sstring& keyspace_name) {
     if (keyspace_name.empty()) {
         throw exceptions::invalid_request_exception("Keyspace not set");
diff --git a/validation.hh b/validation.hh
index 11ce694acd..f2d141ca65 100644
--- a/validation.hh
+++ b/validation.hh
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ constexpr size_t max_key_size = std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max();
 std::optional<sstring> is_cql_key_invalid(const schema& schema, partition_key_view key);
 void validate_cql_key(const schema& schema, partition_key_view key);
 schema_ptr validate_column_family(const database& db, const sstring& keyspace_name, const sstring& cf_name);
-schema_ptr validate_column_family(const sstring& keyspace_name, const sstring& cf_name);
-
 void validate_keyspace(const database& db, const sstring& keyspace_name);
 
 }