diff --git a/pandas/_libs/sparse_op_helper.pxi.in b/pandas/_libs/sparse_op_helper.pxi.in
index ce665ca812131..c6e65f8b96187 100644
--- a/pandas/_libs/sparse_op_helper.pxi.in
+++ b/pandas/_libs/sparse_op_helper.pxi.in
@@ -301,9 +301,4 @@ cpdef sparse_{{opname}}_{{dtype}}({{dtype}}_t[:] x,
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-
-cpdef sparse_fill_{{opname}}_{{dtype}}({{dtype}}_t xfill,
-                                       {{dtype}}_t yfill):
-    return {{(opname, 'xfill', 'yfill', dtype) | get_op}}
-
 {{endfor}}