diff --git a/src/key.rs b/src/key.rs
index bb7ac3115..434a3b039 100644
--- a/src/key.rs
+++ b/src/key.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use std::io::Cursor;
-use std::slice;
 
 use libc;
 use pgp::composed::{Deserializable, SignedPublicKey, SignedSecretKey};
@@ -106,15 +105,6 @@ impl Key {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn from_binary(data: *const u8, len: libc::c_int, key_type: KeyType) -> Option<Self> {
-        if data.is_null() || len == 0 {
-            return None;
-        }
-
-        let bytes = unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts(data, len as usize) };
-        Self::from_slice(bytes, key_type)
-    }
-
     pub fn from_armored_string(
         data: &str,
         key_type: KeyType,