diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c
index db90ad619b4..03a037b978f 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c
@@ -1987,9 +1987,6 @@ CommitTransaction(void)
 						 RESOURCE_RELEASE_AFTER_LOCKS,
 						 true, true);
 
-	/* Check we've released all catcache entries */
-	AtEOXact_CatCache(true);
-
 	AtCommit_Notify();
 	AtEOXact_GUC(true, 1);
 	AtEOXact_SPI(true);
@@ -2252,9 +2249,6 @@ PrepareTransaction(void)
 	 */
 	PostPrepare_Twophase();
 
-	/* Check we've released all catcache entries */
-	AtEOXact_CatCache(true);
-
 	/* PREPARE acts the same as COMMIT as far as GUC is concerned */
 	AtEOXact_GUC(true, 1);
 	AtEOXact_SPI(true);
@@ -2402,7 +2396,6 @@ AbortTransaction(void)
 		ResourceOwnerRelease(TopTransactionResourceOwner,
 							 RESOURCE_RELEASE_AFTER_LOCKS,
 							 false, true);
-		AtEOXact_CatCache(false);
 
 		AtEOXact_GUC(false, 1);
 		AtEOXact_SPI(false);
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c
index 6a27778b978..e4a52ce2228 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c
@@ -542,57 +542,6 @@ CreateCacheMemoryContext(void)
 }
 
 
-/*
- *		AtEOXact_CatCache
- *
- * Clean up catcaches at end of main transaction (either commit or abort)
- *
- * As of PostgreSQL 8.1, catcache pins should get released by the
- * ResourceOwner mechanism.  This routine is just a debugging
- * cross-check that no pins remain.
- */
-void
-AtEOXact_CatCache(bool isCommit)
-{
-#ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING
-	if (assert_enabled)
-	{
-		CatCache   *ccp;
-
-		for (ccp = CacheHdr->ch_caches; ccp; ccp = ccp->cc_next)
-		{
-			Dlelem	   *elt;
-			int			i;
-
-			/* Check CatCLists */
-			for (elt = DLGetHead(&ccp->cc_lists); elt; elt = DLGetSucc(elt))
-			{
-				CatCList   *cl = (CatCList *) DLE_VAL(elt);
-
-				Assert(cl->cl_magic == CL_MAGIC);
-				Assert(cl->refcount == 0);
-				Assert(!cl->dead);
-			}
-
-			/* Check individual tuples */
-			for (i = 0; i < ccp->cc_nbuckets; i++)
-			{
-				for (elt = DLGetHead(&ccp->cc_bucket[i]);
-					 elt;
-					 elt = DLGetSucc(elt))
-				{
-					CatCTup    *ct = (CatCTup *) DLE_VAL(elt);
-
-					Assert(ct->ct_magic == CT_MAGIC);
-					Assert(ct->refcount == 0);
-					Assert(!ct->dead);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-}
-
 /*
  *		ResetCatalogCache
  *
diff --git a/src/include/utils/catcache.h b/src/include/utils/catcache.h
index f932f1570df..1bdbeaf6b07 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/catcache.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/catcache.h
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ typedef struct catcacheheader
 extern PGDLLIMPORT MemoryContext CacheMemoryContext;
 
 extern void CreateCacheMemoryContext(void);
-extern void AtEOXact_CatCache(bool isCommit);
 
 extern CatCache *InitCatCache(int id, Oid reloid, Oid indexoid,
 			 int nkeys, const int *key,