diff --git a/projects/packages/jitm/src/js/jetpack-jitm.js b/projects/packages/jitm/src/js/jetpack-jitm.js
index cdba923a513af..9c3ebddb77705 100644
--- a/projects/packages/jitm/src/js/jetpack-jitm.js
+++ b/projects/packages/jitm/src/js/jetpack-jitm.js
@@ -336,22 +336,6 @@ jQuery( document ).ready( function ( $ ) {
 		} );
 	};
 
-	const makeAjaxRequest = function ( method, url, contentType, body = null, callback = null ) {
-		const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
-		xhr.open( method, url, true );
-		xhr.setRequestHeader( 'X-Requested-With', 'XMLHttpRequest' );
-		if ( contentType ) {
-			xhr.setRequestHeader( 'Content-Type', contentType );
-		}
-		xhr.withCredentials = true;
-		if ( callback ) {
-			xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
-				callback( xhr );
-			};
-		}
-		xhr.send( body );
-	};
-
 	reFetch();
 
 	$( window ).on( 'hashchange', function ( e ) {