diff --git a/orderer/common/multichannel/registrar_test.go b/orderer/common/multichannel/registrar_test.go
index ab1ab87e0c2..8afcaf0c779 100644
--- a/orderer/common/multichannel/registrar_test.go
+++ b/orderer/common/multichannel/registrar_test.go
@@ -47,37 +47,6 @@ func newRAMLedgerAndFactory(maxSize int,
 	return rlf, rl
 }
 
-func newRAMLedgerAndFactory3Chan(maxSize int,
-	chainID string, genesisBlockSys *cb.Block,
-	chainID1 string, genesisBlockStd1 *cb.Block,
-	chainID2 string, genesisBlockStd2 *cb.Block) (blockledger.Factory, []blockledger.ReadWriter) {
-	var rls []blockledger.ReadWriter
-	rlf, rl := newRAMLedgerAndFactory(maxSize, chainID, genesisBlockSys)
-	rls = append(rls, rl)
-
-	rl, err := rlf.GetOrCreate(chainID1)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	err = rl.Append(genesisBlockStd1)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	rls = append(rls, rl)
-
-	rl, err = rlf.GetOrCreate(chainID2)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	err = rl.Append(genesisBlockStd2)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	rls = append(rls, rl)
-
-	return rlf, rls
-}
-
 func testMessageOrderAndRetrieval(maxMessageCount uint32, chainID string, chainSupport *ChainSupport, lr blockledger.ReadWriter, t *testing.T) {
 	messages := make([]*cb.Envelope, maxMessageCount)
 	for i := uint32(0); i < maxMessageCount; i++ {