diff --git a/src/h5core/h5_maps_private.h b/src/h5core/h5_maps_private.h
index df52e14..4e7314d 100644
--- a/src/h5core/h5_maps_private.h
+++ b/src/h5core/h5_maps_private.h
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ h5priv_free_idlist (
 	h5_idlist_t **list
 	);
 
-h5_err_t
-h5priv_alloc_idlist_items (
-	h5_file_t * const f,
-	h5_idlist_t *list,
-	const h5_size_t	size
-	);
-
 h5_err_t
 h5priv_free_idlist_items (
 	h5_file_t * const f,