diff --git a/src/libfwbuilder/src/fwcompiler/PolicyCompiler.cpp b/src/libfwbuilder/src/fwcompiler/PolicyCompiler.cpp
index 7018c8a08..2fbd8cab0 100644
--- a/src/libfwbuilder/src/fwcompiler/PolicyCompiler.cpp
+++ b/src/libfwbuilder/src/fwcompiler/PolicyCompiler.cpp
@@ -1175,68 +1175,3 @@ string PolicyCompiler::debugPrintRule(Rule *r)
     return str.str();
 }
 
-PolicyRule* PolicyCompiler::addMgmtRule(Address* src,
-                                        Address* dst,
-                                        Service* service,
-                                        Interface* iface,
-                                        const PolicyRule::Direction direction,
-                                        const PolicyRule::Action action,
-                                        const string &label)
-{
-    assert(source_ruleset != NULL);
-
-    /* Insert PolicyRules at top so they do not get shadowed by other
-     * rules. Call insertRuleAtTop() with hidden_rule argument true to
-     * make sure this rule gets negative position number and does not
-     * shift positions of other rules. See ticket #16. Also, hidden
-     * rules are not considered for shadowing.
-     */
-
-    PolicyRule* rule = PolicyRule::cast(source_ruleset->insertRuleAtTop(true));
-    assert(rule != NULL);
-
-    ostringstream str;
-    str << rule->getPosition() << " " << label << " (automatic)" ;
-    rule->setLabel(str.str());
-
-    FWObject *re;
-    re = rule->getSrc();  assert(re!=NULL);
-    RuleElementSrc::cast(re)->reset();
-    if(src != NULL)
-        re->addRef(src);
-
-    re = rule->getDst();  assert(re!=NULL);
-    RuleElementDst::cast(re)->reset();
-    if(dst != NULL)
-        re->addRef(dst);
-
-    re = rule->getSrv();  assert(re!=NULL);
-    RuleElementSrv::cast(re)->reset();
-    if(service != NULL)
-        re->addRef(service);
-
-    re = rule->getWhen(); assert(re!=NULL);
-    RuleElementInterval::cast(re)->reset();
-
-    re = rule->getItf(); assert(re!=NULL);
-    RuleElementItf::cast(re)->reset();
-    if(iface != NULL)
-    {
-        re->addRef(iface);
-//        rule->setInterfaceId(iface->getId());
-    }
-
-    rule->add(dbcopy->create(PolicyRuleOptions::TYPENAME));
-    rule->setLogging(false);
-    rule->enable();
-    rule->setAction(action);
-    rule->setDirection(direction);
-    // Use firewall object ID to generate uique ID for this management rule
-    // to make it stable across different runs of the compiler
-    rule->setUniqueId(
-        dbcopy->getPredictableId(
-            FWObjectDatabase::getStringId(fw->getId()) + "."
-        ));
-
-    return rule;
-}
diff --git a/src/libfwbuilder/src/fwcompiler/PolicyCompiler.h b/src/libfwbuilder/src/fwcompiler/PolicyCompiler.h
index 615ef1c68..02993e3c2 100644
--- a/src/libfwbuilder/src/fwcompiler/PolicyCompiler.h
+++ b/src/libfwbuilder/src/fwcompiler/PolicyCompiler.h
@@ -143,19 +143,6 @@ namespace fwcompiler {
         bool cmpRules(libfwbuilder::PolicyRule &r1,
                       libfwbuilder::PolicyRule &r2);
 
-        /**
-         * Insert rule on top of the policy. Use this to add implied
-         * rules.
-         */
-        libfwbuilder::PolicyRule* addMgmtRule(libfwbuilder::Address* src,
-                                              libfwbuilder::Address* dst,
-                                              libfwbuilder::Service* service,
-                                              libfwbuilder::Interface* iface,
-                                              const libfwbuilder::PolicyRule::Direction direction,
-                                              const libfwbuilder::PolicyRule::Action action,
-                                              const std::string &label);
-
-
 	/**
 	 * this processor checks if the rule is associated with an
 	 * interface and uses setInterfaceId to record its id. If the