diff --git a/lib/krb5/principal_p.c b/lib/krb5/principal_p.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 83f62070e..000000000
--- a/lib/krb5/principal_p.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#include "krb5_locl.h"
-
-RCSID("$Id$");
-
-krb5_error_code
-krb5_principal_alloc(krb5_principal *p)
-{
-  krb5_principal tmp;
-  tmp = ALLOC(1, krb5_principal_data);
-  if(!tmp)
-    return ENOMEM;
-  memset(tmp, 0, sizeof(krb5_principal_data));
-  *p = tmp;
-  return 0;
-}
-
-void
-krb5_principal_free(krb5_principal principal)
-{
-  int i;
-  for(i = 0; i < principal->ncomp; i++)
-    krb5_data_free(&principal->comp[i]);
-  free(principal->comp);
-  krb5_data_free(&principal->realm);
-  free(principal);
-}