diff --git a/x/mongo/driver/wiremessage/wiremessage.go b/x/mongo/driver/wiremessage/wiremessage.go
index 987ae16c08..424d025cfc 100644
--- a/x/mongo/driver/wiremessage/wiremessage.go
+++ b/x/mongo/driver/wiremessage/wiremessage.go
@@ -539,6 +539,17 @@ func ReadCompressedCompressorID(src []byte) (id CompressorID, rem []byte, ok boo
 	return CompressorID(src[0]), src[1:], true
 }
 
+// ReadCompressedCompressedMessage reads the compressed wiremessage to dst.
+//
+// Deprecated: This function is not required by the Go Driver and will be
+// removed in the 2.0 release.
+func ReadCompressedCompressedMessage(src []byte, length int32) (msg []byte, rem []byte, ok bool) {
+	if len(src) < int(length) || length < 0 {
+		return nil, src, false
+	}
+	return src[:length], src[length:], true
+}
+
 // ReadKillCursorsZero reads the zero field from src.
 func ReadKillCursorsZero(src []byte) (zero int32, rem []byte, ok bool) {
 	return readi32(src)