diff --git a/include/lzo.h b/include/lzo.h
index b4a514f1f..0530a6806 100644
--- a/include/lzo.h
+++ b/include/lzo.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ int lzo1x_decompress_safe(const unsigned char *src, size_t src_len,
 #define LZO_E_INPUT_NOT_CONSUMED	(-8)
 #define LZO_E_NOT_YET_IMPLEMENTED	(-9)
 
-int unlzo(int in_fd, int out_fd, int *dest_len);
-
 int decompress_unlzo(u8 *input, int in_len,
 		int (*fill) (void *, unsigned int),
 		int (*flush) (void *, unsigned int),
diff --git a/lib/decompress_unlzo.c b/lib/decompress_unlzo.c
index 5c0587e57..000bd704c 100644
--- a/lib/decompress_unlzo.c
+++ b/lib/decompress_unlzo.c
@@ -284,28 +284,3 @@ exit_1:
 exit:
 	return ret;
 }
-
-static int in_fd;
-static int out_fd;
-
-static int unlzo_fill(void *buf, unsigned int len)
-{
-	return read(in_fd, buf, len);
-}
-
-static int unlzo_flush(void *buf, unsigned int len)
-{
-	return write(out_fd, buf, len);
-}
-
-static void unlzo_error(char *s)
-{
-	printf("%s\n", s);
-}
-
-int unlzo(int _in_fd, int _out_fd, int *dest_len)
-{
-	in_fd = _in_fd;
-	out_fd = _out_fd;
-	return decompress_unlzo(NULL, 0, unlzo_fill, unlzo_flush, NULL, NULL, unlzo_error);
-}