diff --git a/shared/config-parser.c b/shared/config-parser.c
index f98209cb..d5491c27 100644
--- a/shared/config-parser.c
+++ b/shared/config-parser.c
@@ -41,134 +41,6 @@
 	const __typeof__( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr);	\
 	(type *)( (char *)__mptr - offsetof(type,member) );})
 
-static int
-handle_key(const struct config_key *key, const char *value)
-{
-	char *end, *s;
-	int i, len;
-	unsigned int ui;
-	
-	switch (key->type) {
-	case CONFIG_KEY_INTEGER:
-		i = strtol(value, &end, 0);
-		if (*end != '\n') {
-			fprintf(stderr, "invalid integer: %s\n", value);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		*(int *)key->data = i;
-		return 0;
-
-	case CONFIG_KEY_UNSIGNED_INTEGER:
-		ui = strtoul(value, &end, 0);
-		if (*end != '\n') {
-			fprintf(stderr, "invalid integer: %s\n", value);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		*(unsigned int *)key->data = ui;
-		return 0;
-
-	case CONFIG_KEY_STRING:
-		len = strlen(value);
-		while (len > 0 && isspace(value[len - 1]))
-			len--;
-		s = malloc(len + 1);
-		if (s == NULL)
-			return -1;
-		memcpy(s, value, len);
-		s[len] = '\0';
-		*(char **)key->data = s;
-		return 0;
-
-	case CONFIG_KEY_BOOLEAN:
-		if (strcmp(value, "false\n") == 0)
-			*(int *)key->data = 0;
-		else if (strcmp(value, "true\n") == 0)
-			*(int *)key->data = 1;
-		else {
-			fprintf(stderr, "invalid bool: %s\n", value);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		return 0;
-
-	default:
-		assert(0);
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return -1;
-}
-
-int
-parse_config_file(int fd,
-		  const struct config_section *sections, int num_sections,
-		  void *data)
-{
-	FILE *fp;
-	char line[512], *p;
-	const struct config_section *current = NULL;
-	int i;
-
-	if (fd == -1)
-		return -1;
-
-	fp = fdopen(dup(fd), "r");
-	if (fp == NULL) {
-            perror("couldn't open config file");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	rewind(fp);
-
-	while (fgets(line, sizeof line, fp)) {
-		if (line[0] == '#' || line[0] == '\n') {
-			continue;
-		} if (line[0] == '[') {
-			p = strchr(&line[1], ']');
-			if (!p || p[1] != '\n') {
-				fprintf(stderr, "malformed "
-					"section header: %s\n", line);
-				fclose(fp);
-				return -1;
-			}
-			if (current && current->done)
-				current->done(data);
-			p[0] = '\0';
-			for (i = 0; i < num_sections; i++) {
-				if (strcmp(sections[i].name, &line[1]) == 0) {
-					current = &sections[i];
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if (i == num_sections)
-				current = NULL;
-		} else if (p = strchr(line, '='), p != NULL) {
-			if (current == NULL)
-				continue;
-			p[0] = '\0';
-			for (i = 0; i < current->num_keys; i++) {
-				if (strcmp(current->keys[i].name, line) == 0) {
-					if (handle_key(&current->keys[i], &p[1]) < 0) {
-						fclose(fp);
-						return -1;
-					}
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			fprintf(stderr, "malformed config line: %s\n", line);
-			fclose(fp);
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (current && current->done)
-		current->done(data);
-
-	fclose(fp);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int
 open_config_file(const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/shared/config-parser.h b/shared/config-parser.h
index 410a7ef1..fc6195b0 100644
--- a/shared/config-parser.h
+++ b/shared/config-parser.h
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ struct config_section {
 	void (*done)(void *data);
 };
 
-int
-parse_config_file(int config_fd,
-		  const struct config_section *sections, int num_sections,
-		  void *data);
-
 int
 open_config_file(const char *name);