diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_fd.h b/src/qemu/qemu_fd.h
index 6f165b6be9..032b9442ee 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_fd.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_fd.h
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(qemuFDPass, qemuFDPassFree);
 qemuFDPass *
 qemuFDPassNew(const char *prefix,
               void *dompriv);
-qemuFDPass *
-qemuFDPassNewDirect(const char *prefix,
-                    void *dompriv);
 
 void
 qemuFDPassAddFD(qemuFDPass *fdpass,