diff --git a/src/lib/clpb.pl b/src/lib/clpb.pl
index 0310e775..75a38282 100644
--- a/src/lib/clpb.pl
+++ b/src/lib/clpb.pl
@@ -49,17 +49,6 @@
    Compatibility predicates.
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-group_pairs_by_key([], []).
-group_pairs_by_key([M-N|T0], [M-[N|TN]|T]) :-
-    same_key(M, T0, TN, T1),
-    group_pairs_by_key(T1, T).
-
-same_key(M0, [M-N|T0], [N|TN], T) :-
-    M0 == M,
-    !,
-    same_key(M, T0, TN, T).
-same_key(_, L, [], L).
-
 must_be(What, Term) :- must_be(What, unknown(Term)-1, Term).
 
 must_be(acyclic, Where, Term) :- !,