diff --git a/src/gtk/font.cpp b/src/gtk/font.cpp
index 9dd58ea182..86663b5c27 100644
--- a/src/gtk/font.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/font.cpp
@@ -37,26 +37,6 @@
     extern wxFontNameDirectory *wxTheFontNameDirectory;
 #endif
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// private functions
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-static GdkFont *wxLoadQueryFont( int pointSize,
-                                 int family,
-                                 int style,
-                                 int weight,
-                                 bool underlined,
-                                 const wxString &facename,
-                                 wxFontEncoding encoding );
-
-static GdkFont *wxLoadQueryNearestFont( int pointSize,
-                                        int family,
-                                        int style,
-                                        int weight,
-                                        bool underlined,
-                                        const wxString &facename,
-                                        wxFontEncoding encoding);
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxFontRefData
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/gtk1/font.cpp b/src/gtk1/font.cpp
index 9dd58ea182..86663b5c27 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/font.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/font.cpp
@@ -37,26 +37,6 @@
     extern wxFontNameDirectory *wxTheFontNameDirectory;
 #endif
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// private functions
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-static GdkFont *wxLoadQueryFont( int pointSize,
-                                 int family,
-                                 int style,
-                                 int weight,
-                                 bool underlined,
-                                 const wxString &facename,
-                                 wxFontEncoding encoding );
-
-static GdkFont *wxLoadQueryNearestFont( int pointSize,
-                                        int family,
-                                        int style,
-                                        int weight,
-                                        bool underlined,
-                                        const wxString &facename,
-                                        wxFontEncoding encoding);
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxFontRefData
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------