diff --git a/src/bench/cluster_linearize.cpp b/src/bench/cluster_linearize.cpp
index 4c3203804c7..a856d2475c0 100644
--- a/src/bench/cluster_linearize.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/cluster_linearize.cpp
@@ -44,27 +44,6 @@ void BenchPostLinearizeWorstCase(DepGraphIndex ntx, benchmark::Bench& bench)
     });
 }
 
-template<typename SetType>
-void BenchMergeLinearizationsWorstCase(DepGraphIndex ntx, benchmark::Bench& bench)
-{
-    DepGraph<SetType> depgraph;
-    for (DepGraphIndex i = 0; i < ntx; ++i) {
-        depgraph.AddTransaction({i, 1});
-        if (i) depgraph.AddDependencies(SetType::Singleton(0), i);
-    }
-    std::vector<DepGraphIndex> lin1;
-    std::vector<DepGraphIndex> lin2;
-    lin1.push_back(0);
-    lin2.push_back(0);
-    for (DepGraphIndex i = 1; i < ntx; ++i) {
-        lin1.push_back(i);
-        lin2.push_back(ntx - i);
-    }
-    bench.run([&] {
-        MergeLinearizations(depgraph, lin1, lin2);
-    });
-}
-
 void BenchLinearizeOptimallyTotal(benchmark::Bench& bench, const std::string& name, const std::vector<std::vector<uint8_t>>& serializeds)
 {
     for (const auto& serialized : serializeds) {
@@ -119,13 +98,6 @@ static void PostLinearize64TxWorstCase(benchmark::Bench& bench) { BenchPostLinea
 static void PostLinearize75TxWorstCase(benchmark::Bench& bench) { BenchPostLinearizeWorstCase<BitSet<75>>(75, bench); }
 static void PostLinearize99TxWorstCase(benchmark::Bench& bench) { BenchPostLinearizeWorstCase<BitSet<99>>(99, bench); }
 
-static void MergeLinearizations16TxWorstCase(benchmark::Bench& bench) { BenchMergeLinearizationsWorstCase<BitSet<16>>(16, bench); }
-static void MergeLinearizations32TxWorstCase(benchmark::Bench& bench) { BenchMergeLinearizationsWorstCase<BitSet<32>>(32, bench); }
-static void MergeLinearizations48TxWorstCase(benchmark::Bench& bench) { BenchMergeLinearizationsWorstCase<BitSet<48>>(48, bench); }
-static void MergeLinearizations64TxWorstCase(benchmark::Bench& bench) { BenchMergeLinearizationsWorstCase<BitSet<64>>(64, bench); }
-static void MergeLinearizations75TxWorstCase(benchmark::Bench& bench) { BenchMergeLinearizationsWorstCase<BitSet<75>>(75, bench); }
-static void MergeLinearizations99TxWorstCase(benchmark::Bench& bench) { BenchMergeLinearizationsWorstCase<BitSet<99>>(99, bench); }
-
 // Constructed from replayed historical mempool activity, selecting for clusters that are slow
 // to linearize from scratch, with increasing number of transactions (9 to 63).
 static const std::vector<std::vector<uint8_t>> CLUSTERS_HISTORICAL = {
@@ -185,12 +157,5 @@ BENCHMARK(PostLinearize64TxWorstCase, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
 BENCHMARK(PostLinearize75TxWorstCase, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
 BENCHMARK(PostLinearize99TxWorstCase, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
 
-BENCHMARK(MergeLinearizations16TxWorstCase, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
-BENCHMARK(MergeLinearizations32TxWorstCase, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
-BENCHMARK(MergeLinearizations48TxWorstCase, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
-BENCHMARK(MergeLinearizations64TxWorstCase, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
-BENCHMARK(MergeLinearizations75TxWorstCase, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
-BENCHMARK(MergeLinearizations99TxWorstCase, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
-
 BENCHMARK(LinearizeOptimallyTotal, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
 BENCHMARK(LinearizeOptimallyPerCost, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
diff --git a/src/cluster_linearize.h b/src/cluster_linearize.h
index 8b4d0d2278f..120bc527f3e 100644
--- a/src/cluster_linearize.h
+++ b/src/cluster_linearize.h
@@ -1681,48 +1681,6 @@ void PostLinearize(const DepGraph<SetType>& depgraph, std::span<DepGraphIndex> l
     }
 }
 
-/** Merge two linearizations for the same cluster into one that is as good as both.
- *
- * Complexity: O(N^2) where N=depgraph.TxCount(); O(N) if both inputs are identical.
- */
-template<typename SetType>
-std::vector<DepGraphIndex> MergeLinearizations(const DepGraph<SetType>& depgraph, std::span<const DepGraphIndex> lin1, std::span<const DepGraphIndex> lin2)
-{
-    Assume(lin1.size() == depgraph.TxCount());
-    Assume(lin2.size() == depgraph.TxCount());
-
-    /** Chunkings of what remains of both input linearizations. */
-    LinearizationChunking chunking1(depgraph, lin1), chunking2(depgraph, lin2);
-    /** Output linearization. */
-    std::vector<DepGraphIndex> ret;
-    if (depgraph.TxCount() == 0) return ret;
-    ret.reserve(depgraph.TxCount());
-
-    while (true) {
-        // As long as we are not done, both linearizations must have chunks left.
-        Assume(chunking1.NumChunksLeft() > 0);
-        Assume(chunking2.NumChunksLeft() > 0);
-        // Find the set to output by taking the best remaining chunk, and then intersecting it with
-        // prefixes of remaining chunks of the other linearization.
-        SetInfo<SetType> best;
-        const auto& lin1_firstchunk = chunking1.GetChunk(0);
-        const auto& lin2_firstchunk = chunking2.GetChunk(0);
-        if (lin2_firstchunk.feerate >> lin1_firstchunk.feerate) {
-            best = chunking1.IntersectPrefixes(lin2_firstchunk);
-        } else {
-            best = chunking2.IntersectPrefixes(lin1_firstchunk);
-        }
-        // Append the result to the output and mark it as done.
-        depgraph.AppendTopo(ret, best.transactions);
-        chunking1.MarkDone(best.transactions);
-        if (chunking1.NumChunksLeft() == 0) break;
-        chunking2.MarkDone(best.transactions);
-    }
-
-    Assume(ret.size() == depgraph.TxCount());
-    return ret;
-}
-
 /** Make linearization topological, retaining its ordering where possible. */
 template<typename SetType>
 void FixLinearization(const DepGraph<SetType>& depgraph, std::span<DepGraphIndex> linearization) noexcept
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/cluster_linearize.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/cluster_linearize.cpp
index a32fc169b89..32848179331 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/cluster_linearize.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/cluster_linearize.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
  *   - clusterlin_postlinearize
  *   - clusterlin_postlinearize_tree
  *   - clusterlin_postlinearize_moved_leaf
- * - MergeLinearization tests:
- *   - clusterlin_merge
  * - FixLinearization tests:
  *   - clusterlin_fix_linearization
  * - MakeConnected tests (a test-only function):
@@ -1308,32 +1306,6 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(clusterlin_postlinearize_moved_leaf)
     assert(cmp >= 0);
 }
 
-FUZZ_TARGET(clusterlin_merge)
-{
-    // Construct an arbitrary graph from the fuzz input.
-    SpanReader reader(buffer);
-    DepGraph<TestBitSet> depgraph;
-    try {
-        reader >> Using<DepGraphFormatter>(depgraph);
-    } catch (const std::ios_base::failure&) {}
-
-    // Retrieve two linearizations from the fuzz input.
-    auto lin1 = ReadLinearization(depgraph, reader);
-    auto lin2 = ReadLinearization(depgraph, reader);
-
-    // Merge the two.
-    auto lin_merged = MergeLinearizations(depgraph, lin1, lin2);
-
-    // Compute chunkings and compare.
-    auto chunking1 = ChunkLinearization(depgraph, lin1);
-    auto chunking2 = ChunkLinearization(depgraph, lin2);
-    auto chunking_merged = ChunkLinearization(depgraph, lin_merged);
-    auto cmp1 = CompareChunks(chunking_merged, chunking1);
-    assert(cmp1 >= 0);
-    auto cmp2 = CompareChunks(chunking_merged, chunking2);
-    assert(cmp2 >= 0);
-}
-
 FUZZ_TARGET(clusterlin_fix_linearization)
 {
     // Verify expected properties of FixLinearization() on arbitrary linearizations.