diff --git a/src/ConfigData.cxx b/src/ConfigData.cxx
index 27a72eb8b..7ac517935 100644
--- a/src/ConfigData.cxx
+++ b/src/ConfigData.cxx
@@ -131,53 +131,3 @@ config_param::GetBlockValue(const char *name, bool default_value) const
 
 	return bp->GetBoolValue();
 }
-
-const char *
-config_get_block_string(const struct config_param *param, const char *name,
-			const char *default_value)
-{
-	if (param == nullptr)
-		return default_value;
-
-	return param->GetBlockValue(name, default_value);
-}
-
-char *
-config_dup_block_string(const struct config_param *param, const char *name,
-			const char *default_value)
-{
-	return g_strdup(config_get_block_string(param, name, default_value));
-}
-
-char *
-config_dup_block_path(const struct config_param *param, const char *name,
-		      GError **error_r)
-{
-	assert(error_r != NULL);
-	assert(*error_r == NULL);
-
-	if (param == nullptr)
-		return nullptr;
-
-	return param->DupBlockPath(name, error_r);
-}
-
-unsigned
-config_get_block_unsigned(const struct config_param *param, const char *name,
-			  unsigned default_value)
-{
-	if (param == nullptr)
-		return default_value;
-
-	return param->GetBlockValue(name, default_value);
-}
-
-bool
-config_get_block_bool(const struct config_param *param, const char *name,
-		      bool default_value)
-{
-	if (param == nullptr)
-		return default_value;
-
-	return param->GetBlockValue(name, default_value);
-}
diff --git a/src/ConfigData.hxx b/src/ConfigData.hxx
index d6b024b9b..2586ed4b2 100644
--- a/src/ConfigData.hxx
+++ b/src/ConfigData.hxx
@@ -124,33 +124,4 @@ struct ConfigData {
 	std::array<config_param *, std::size_t(CONF_MAX)> params;
 };
 
-gcc_pure
-const char *
-config_get_block_string(const struct config_param *param, const char *name,
-			const char *default_value);
-
-gcc_malloc
-char *
-config_dup_block_string(const struct config_param *param, const char *name,
-			const char *default_value);
-
-/**
- * Same as config_dup_path(), but looks up the setting in the
- * specified block.
- */
-gcc_malloc
-char *
-config_dup_block_path(const struct config_param *param, const char *name,
-		      GError **error_r);
-
-gcc_pure
-unsigned
-config_get_block_unsigned(const struct config_param *param, const char *name,
-			  unsigned default_value);
-
-gcc_pure
-bool
-config_get_block_bool(const struct config_param *param, const char *name,
-		      bool default_value);
-
 #endif