diff --git a/lib/http.h b/lib/http.h
index 52ea73b7b..abd96ba2a 100644
--- a/lib/http.h
+++ b/lib/http.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ CURLcode Curl_ConnectHTTPProxyTunnel(struct connectdata *conn,
 CURLcode Curl_http(struct connectdata *conn);
 CURLcode Curl_http_done(struct connectdata *conn);
 CURLcode Curl_http_connect(struct connectdata *conn);
-CURLcode Curl_http_close(struct connectdata *conn);
 
 /* The following functions are defined in http_chunks.c */
 void Curl_httpchunk_init(struct connectdata *conn);