diff --git a/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/produce.cc b/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/produce.cc
index d4eb6dba682e..cf68e87d2f39 100644
--- a/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/produce.cc
+++ b/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/produce.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "model/timestamp.h"
 #include "raft/errc.h"
 #include "raft/types.h"
-#include "storage/shard_assignment.h"
 #include "utils/remote.h"
 #include "utils/to_string.h"
 #include "vlog.h"
diff --git a/src/v/storage/shard_assignment.h b/src/v/storage/shard_assignment.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e4296a2a4da9..000000000000
--- a/src/v/storage/shard_assignment.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Redpanda Data, Inc.
- *
- * Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License
- * included in the file licenses/BSL.md
- *
- * As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with
- * the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed
- * by the Apache License, Version 2.0
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "hashing/jump_consistent_hash.h"
-#include "hashing/xx.h"
-#include "model/fundamental.h"
-#include "seastarx.h"
-
-#include <seastar/core/reactor.hh>
-
-namespace storage {
-
-inline ss::shard_id shard_of(const model::ntp& ntp) {
-    incremental_xxhash64 inc;
-    inc.update(ntp.ns());
-    inc.update(ntp.tp.topic());
-    auto p = ntp.tp.partition();
-    inc.update((const char*)&p, sizeof(model::partition_id::type));
-    return jump_consistent_hash(inc.digest(), ss::smp::count);
-}
-
-} // namespace storage