diff --git a/src/player_control.c b/src/player_control.c
index dbeacf238..df4f4bf61 100644
--- a/src/player_control.c
+++ b/src/player_control.c
@@ -268,10 +268,3 @@ double getPlayerTotalPlayTime(void)
 {
 	return pc.total_play_time;
 }
-
-/* this actually creates a dupe of the current metadata */
-struct song *
-playerCurrentDecodeSong(void)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
diff --git a/src/player_control.h b/src/player_control.h
index 4b463c60f..c8bcf2462 100644
--- a/src/player_control.h
+++ b/src/player_control.h
@@ -149,9 +149,6 @@ player_get_audio_format(void)
 	return &pc.audio_format;
 }
 
-struct song *
-playerCurrentDecodeSong(void);
-
 void playerInit(void);
 
 #endif