diff --git a/kdc/altsecid_gss_preauth_authorizer.c b/kdc/altsecid_gss_preauth_authorizer.c
index 559c53f18..d48ea584b 100644
--- a/kdc/altsecid_gss_preauth_authorizer.c
+++ b/kdc/altsecid_gss_preauth_authorizer.c
@@ -523,8 +523,6 @@ altsecid_gss_preauth_authorizer_get_instance(const char *libname)
         return krb5_get_instance(libname);
     if (strcmp(libname, "kdc") == 0)
         return kdc_get_instance(libname);
-    if (strcmp(libname, "gssapi") == 0)
-        return gss_get_instance(libname);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/kdc/kdc-plugin.c b/kdc/kdc-plugin.c
index dce661d48..74ee13272 100644
--- a/kdc/kdc-plugin.c
+++ b/kdc/kdc-plugin.c
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@ kdc_get_instance(const char *libname)
 	return hdb_get_instance(libname);
     else if (strcmp(libname, "krb5") == 0)
         return krb5_get_instance(libname);
-    else if (strcmp(libname, "gssapi") == 0)
-        return gss_get_instance(libname);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/kdc/negotiate_token_validator.c b/kdc/negotiate_token_validator.c
index ad5db1e3c..20250c6dc 100644
--- a/kdc/negotiate_token_validator.c
+++ b/kdc/negotiate_token_validator.c
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@ negotiate_get_instance(const char *libname)
 {
     if (strcmp(libname, "krb5") == 0)
         return krb5_get_instance(libname);
-    else if (strcmp(libname, "gssapi") == 0)
-	return gss_get_instance(libname);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi.h b/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi.h
index 671da64cd..726543f5a 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi.h
+++ b/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi.h
@@ -1253,9 +1253,6 @@ GSSAPI_LIB_FUNCTION OM_uint32 GSSAPI_LIB_CALL
 gss_destroy_cred(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
 		 gss_cred_id_t *cred_handle);
 
-GSSAPI_LIB_FUNCTION uintptr_t GSSAPI_CALLCONV
-gss_get_instance(const char *libname);
-
 /*
  * S4UProxy and S4USelf extensions.
  */
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/libgssapi-exports.def b/lib/gssapi/libgssapi-exports.def
index f12dea10e..6077c8e26 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/libgssapi-exports.def
+++ b/lib/gssapi/libgssapi-exports.def
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ EXPORTS
 	gss_export_name
 	gss_export_name_composite
 	gss_export_sec_context
-	gss_get_instance
 	gss_get_mic
 	gss_get_neg_mechs
 	gss_get_name_attribute
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_mech_switch.c b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_mech_switch.c
index b5befeed7..372e72dd5 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_mech_switch.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_mech_switch.c
@@ -583,16 +583,3 @@ gss_oid_to_name(gss_const_OID oid)
 
 	return NULL;
 }
-
-GSSAPI_LIB_FUNCTION uintptr_t GSSAPI_CALLCONV
-gss_get_instance(const char *libname)
-{
-    static const char *instance = "libgssapi";
-
-    if (strcmp(libname, "gssapi") == 0)
-	return (uintptr_t)instance;
-    else if (strcmp(libname, "krb5") == 0)
-	return krb5_get_instance(libname);
-
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/version-script.map b/lib/gssapi/version-script.map
index 66e1b8dd7..7f482b536 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/version-script.map
+++ b/lib/gssapi/version-script.map
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ HEIMDAL_GSS_2.0 {
 		gss_export_name;
 		gss_export_name_composite;
 		gss_export_sec_context;
-		gss_get_instance;
 		gss_get_mic;
 		gss_get_neg_mechs;
 		gss_get_name_attribute;