diff --git a/sql/field.cc b/sql/field.cc

index e41516a..3f2dc37 100644

--- a/sql/field.cc

+++ b/sql/field.cc

@@ -10222,20 +10222,6 @@ bool Column_definition::check(THD *thd)

   DBUG_RETURN(FALSE); /* success */

 }

-enum_field_types get_blob_type_from_length(ulong length)

-{

-  enum_field_types type;

-  if (length < 256)

-    type= MYSQL_TYPE_TINY_BLOB;

-  else if (length < 65536)

-    type= MYSQL_TYPE_BLOB;

-  else if (length < 256L*256L*256L)

-    type= MYSQL_TYPE_MEDIUM_BLOB;

-  else

-    type= MYSQL_TYPE_LONG_BLOB;

-  return type;

-}

-

 uint pack_length_to_packflag(uint type)

 {

diff --git a/sql/field.h b/sql/field.h

index f3270d2..a96d50e 100644

--- a/sql/field.h

+++ b/sql/field.h

@@ -4426,7 +4426,6 @@ class Copy_field :public Sql_alloc {

 uint pack_length_to_packflag(uint type);

-enum_field_types get_blob_type_from_length(ulong length);

 int set_field_to_null(Field *field);

 int set_field_to_null_with_conversions(Field *field, bool no_conversions);

 int convert_null_to_field_value_or_error(Field *field);

diff --git a/sql/rpl_utility.cc b/sql/rpl_utility.cc

index f7e224d..fa5b20b 100644

--- a/sql/rpl_utility.cc

+++ b/sql/rpl_utility.cc

@@ -468,21 +468,21 @@ void show_sql_type(enum_field_types type, uint16 metadata, String *str, CHARSET_

       it is necessary to check the pack length to figure out what kind

       of blob it really is.

      */

-    switch (get_blob_type_from_length(metadata))

+    switch (metadata)

     {

-    case MYSQL_TYPE_TINY_BLOB:

+    case 1:

       str->set_ascii(STRING_WITH_LEN("tinyblob"));

       break;

-    case MYSQL_TYPE_MEDIUM_BLOB:

+    case 3:

       str->set_ascii(STRING_WITH_LEN("mediumblob"));

       break;

-    case MYSQL_TYPE_LONG_BLOB:

+    case 4:

       str->set_ascii(STRING_WITH_LEN("longblob"));

       break;

-    case MYSQL_TYPE_BLOB:

+    case 2:

       str->set_ascii(STRING_WITH_LEN("blob"));

       break;