diff --git a/src/config/Global.cxx b/src/config/Global.cxx
index efea9e24e..ab2a69d0d 100644
--- a/src/config/Global.cxx
+++ b/src/config/Global.cxx
@@ -101,12 +101,6 @@ config_get_path(ConfigOption option)
 	return config_data.GetPath(option);
 }
 
-unsigned
-config_get_unsigned(ConfigOption option, unsigned default_value)
-{
-	return config_data.GetUnsigned(option, default_value);
-}
-
 unsigned
 config_get_positive(ConfigOption option, unsigned default_value)
 {
diff --git a/src/config/Global.hxx b/src/config/Global.hxx
index b5b5605eb..50d79c94a 100644
--- a/src/config/Global.hxx
+++ b/src/config/Global.hxx
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ config_get_string(enum ConfigOption option,
 AllocatedPath
 config_get_path(enum ConfigOption option);
 
-unsigned
-config_get_unsigned(enum ConfigOption option, unsigned default_value);
-
 unsigned
 config_get_positive(enum ConfigOption option, unsigned default_value);