diff --git a/bigquery/google/cloud/bigquery/table.py b/bigquery/google/cloud/bigquery/table.py
index 3464ddacaf91..89df28de28d5 100644
--- a/bigquery/google/cloud/bigquery/table.py
+++ b/bigquery/google/cloud/bigquery/table.py
@@ -831,46 +831,3 @@ def _build_schema_resource(fields):
             info['fields'] = _build_schema_resource(field.fields)
         infos.append(info)
     return infos
-# pylint: enable=unused-argument
-
-
-def _get_upload_metadata(source_format, schema, project, dataset_id, table_id):
-    """Get base metadata for creating a table.
-
-    :type source_format: str
-    :param source_format: one of 'CSV' or 'NEWLINE_DELIMITED_JSON'.
-                          job configuration option.
-
-    :type schema: list
-    :param schema: List of :class:`SchemaField` associated with a table.
-
-    :type project: str
-    :param table_id: The project bound to the table.
-
-    :type dataset_id: str
-    :param table_id: The dataset_id of the dataset.
-
-    :type table_id: str
-    :param table_id: The table_id of the table.
-
-    :rtype: dict
-    :returns: The metadata dictionary.
-    """
-    load_config = {
-        'sourceFormat': source_format,
-        'destinationTable': {
-            'projectId': project,
-            'datasetId': dataset_id,
-            'tableId': table_id,
-        },
-    }
-    if schema:
-        load_config['schema'] = {
-            'fields': _build_schema_resource(schema),
-        }
-
-    return {
-        'configuration': {
-            'load': load_config,
-        },
-    }
diff --git a/bigquery/tests/unit/test_table.py b/bigquery/tests/unit/test_table.py
index 951042020748..85a6f3a73b2d 100644
--- a/bigquery/tests/unit/test_table.py
+++ b/bigquery/tests/unit/test_table.py
@@ -1101,74 +1101,6 @@ def test_w_subfields(self):
                                       'mode': 'REQUIRED'}]})
 
 
-class Test__get_upload_metadata(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _call_fut(source_format, schema, project, dataset_id, name):
-        from google.cloud.bigquery.table import _get_upload_metadata
-
-        return _get_upload_metadata(
-            source_format, schema, project, dataset_id, name)
-
-    def test_empty_schema(self):
-        source_format = 'AVRO'
-        dataset = mock.Mock(project='prediction',
-                            spec=['dataset_id', 'project'])
-        dataset.dataset_id = 'market'  # mock.Mock() treats `name` specially.
-        table_name = 'chairs'
-        metadata = self._call_fut(source_format, [], dataset.project,
-                                  dataset.dataset_id, table_name)
-
-        expected = {
-            'configuration': {
-                'load': {
-                    'sourceFormat': source_format,
-                    'destinationTable': {
-                        'projectId': dataset.project,
-                        'datasetId': dataset.dataset_id,
-                        'tableId': table_name,
-                    },
-                },
-            },
-        }
-        self.assertEqual(metadata, expected)
-
-    def test_with_schema(self):
-        from google.cloud.bigquery.table import SchemaField
-
-        source_format = 'CSV'
-        full_name = SchemaField('full_name', 'STRING', mode='REQUIRED')
-        dataset = mock.Mock(project='blind', spec=['dataset_id', 'project'])
-        dataset.dataset_id = 'movie'  # mock.Mock() treats `name` specially.
-        table_name = 'teebull-neem'
-        metadata = self._call_fut(
-            source_format, [full_name], dataset.project,
-            dataset.dataset_id, table_name)
-
-        expected = {
-            'configuration': {
-                'load': {
-                    'sourceFormat': source_format,
-                    'destinationTable': {
-                        'projectId': dataset.project,
-                        'datasetId': dataset.dataset_id,
-                        'tableId': table_name,
-                    },
-                    'schema': {
-                        'fields': [
-                            {
-                                'name': full_name.name,
-                                'type': full_name.field_type,
-                                'mode': full_name.mode,
-                            },
-                        ],
-                    },
-                },
-            },
-        }
-        self.assertEqual(metadata, expected)
-
-
 class _Client(object):
 
     _query_results = ()