diff --git a/lib/roken/roken-common.h b/lib/roken/roken-common.h
index 1d341258f..763236354 100644
--- a/lib/roken/roken-common.h
+++ b/lib/roken/roken-common.h
@@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ simple_execlp(const char*, ...);
 int ROKEN_LIB_FUNCTION
 simple_execle(const char*, ...);
 
-int ROKEN_LIB_FUNCTION
-simple_execl(const char *file, ...);
-
 int ROKEN_LIB_FUNCTION
 wait_for_process(pid_t);
 
diff --git a/lib/roken/simple_exec.c b/lib/roken/simple_exec.c
index 7060cb8d3..86dde1bad 100644
--- a/lib/roken/simple_exec.c
+++ b/lib/roken/simple_exec.c
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
-RCSID("$Id$");
-#endif
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -51,10 +48,6 @@ RCSID("$Id$");
 
 #include "roken.h"
 
-#if !HAVE_DECL_ENVIRON
-extern char **environ;
-#endif
-
 #define EX_NOEXEC	126
 #define EX_NOTFOUND	127
 
@@ -316,20 +309,3 @@ simple_execle(const char *file, ... /* ,char *const envp[] */)
     free(argv);
     return ret;
 }
-
-int ROKEN_LIB_FUNCTION
-simple_execl(const char *file, ...)
-{
-    va_list ap;
-    char **argv;
-    int ret;
-
-    va_start(ap, file);
-    argv = vstrcollect(&ap);
-    va_end(ap);
-    if(argv == NULL)
-	return -1;
-    ret = simple_execve(file, argv, environ);
-    free(argv);
-    return ret;
-}