diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
index de42e3f8c..01614710f 100644
--- a/src/ls.c
+++ b/src/ls.c
@@ -228,22 +228,6 @@ const char *getSuffix(const char *utf8file)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int hasSuffix(const char *utf8file, const char *suffix)
-{
-	const char *s = getSuffix(utf8file);
-	if (s && 0 == strcmp(s, suffix))
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int isPlaylist(const char *utf8file)
-{
-	if (isFile(utf8file, NULL)) {
-		return hasSuffix(utf8file, PLAYLIST_FILE_SUFFIX);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int isDir(const char *utf8name)
 {
 	struct stat st;
diff --git a/src/ls.h b/src/ls.h
index f2a2c510b..fdc61bd81 100644
--- a/src/ls.h
+++ b/src/ls.h
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ int myStat(const char *utf8file, struct stat *st);
 
 int isDir(const char *utf8name);
 
-int isPlaylist(const char *utf8file);
-
 struct decoder_plugin *hasMusicSuffix(const char *utf8file, unsigned int next);
 
 struct decoder_plugin *isMusic(const char *utf8file, time_t * mtime,
diff --git a/src/playlist.c b/src/playlist.c
index 840c9c6b5..34a2311aa 100644
--- a/src/playlist.c
+++ b/src/playlist.c
@@ -1185,11 +1185,10 @@ enum playlist_result deletePlaylist(const char *utf8file)
 
 	utf8_to_fs_playlist_path(path_max_tmp, utf8file);
 
-	if (!isPlaylist(path_max_tmp))
-		return PLAYLIST_RESULT_NO_SUCH_LIST;
-
 	if (unlink(path_max_tmp) < 0)
-		return PLAYLIST_RESULT_ERRNO;
+		return errno == ENOENT
+			? PLAYLIST_RESULT_NO_SUCH_LIST
+			: PLAYLIST_RESULT_ERRNO;
 
 	return PLAYLIST_RESULT_SUCCESS;
 }