diff --git a/ext/soap/php_xml.c b/ext/soap/php_xml.c
index ca21cf42e5e..f3b8e18f7dd 100644
--- a/ext/soap/php_xml.c
+++ b/ext/soap/php_xml.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static bool is_blank(const xmlChar* str)
 	return true;
 }
 
-/* removes all empty text, comments and other insignoficant nodes */
+/* removes all empty text, comments and other insignificant nodes */
 static void cleanup_xml_node(xmlNodePtr node)
 {
 	xmlNodePtr trav;
@@ -243,22 +243,6 @@ xmlNodePtr get_node_ex(xmlNodePtr node, const char *name, const char *ns)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-xmlNodePtr get_node_recurisve_ex(xmlNodePtr node, const char *name, const char *ns)
-{
-	while (node != NULL) {
-		if (node_is_equal_ex(node, name, ns)) {
-			return node;
-		} else if (node->children != NULL) {
-			xmlNodePtr tmp = get_node_recurisve_ex(node->children, name, ns);
-			if (tmp) {
-				return tmp;
-			}
-		}
-		node = node->next;
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 xmlNodePtr get_node_with_attribute_ex(xmlNodePtr node, const char *name, const char *name_ns, const char *attribute, const char *value, const char *attr_ns)
 {
 	xmlAttrPtr attr;