diff --git a/include/vlc_arrays.h b/include/vlc_arrays.h
index d4c2d6e89e..78b0f544c8 100644
--- a/include/vlc_arrays.h
+++ b/include/vlc_arrays.h
@@ -296,22 +296,6 @@ static inline void vlc_array_clear( vlc_array_t * p_array )
     vlc_array_init( p_array );
 }
 
-static inline vlc_array_t * vlc_array_new( void )
-{
-    vlc_array_t * ret = (vlc_array_t *)malloc( sizeof(vlc_array_t) );
-    if( ret ) vlc_array_init( ret );
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static inline void vlc_array_destroy( vlc_array_t * p_array )
-{
-    if( !p_array )
-        return;
-    free( p_array->pp_elems );
-    free( p_array );
-}
-
-
 /* Read */
 static inline size_t vlc_array_count( vlc_array_t * p_array )
 {