diff --git a/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c b/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c
index 01c4b804..1b96f8e6 100644
--- a/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c
+++ b/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c
@@ -870,22 +870,6 @@ static const struct wl_registry_listener registry_listener = {
 	handle_global_remove,
 };
 
-void
-skip(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list argp;
-
-	va_start(argp, fmt);
-	vfprintf(stderr, fmt, argp);
-	va_end(argp);
-
-	/* automake tests uses exit code 77. weston-test-runner will see
-	 * this and use it, and then weston-test's sigchld handler (in the
-	 * weston process) will use that as an exit status, which is what
-	 * ninja will see in the end. */
-	exit(77);
-}
-
 void
 expect_protocol_error(struct client *client,
 		      const struct wl_interface *intf,
diff --git a/tests/weston-test-client-helper.h b/tests/weston-test-client-helper.h
index 8e1505d4..b30fdb7f 100644
--- a/tests/weston-test-client-helper.h
+++ b/tests/weston-test-client-helper.h
@@ -232,9 +232,6 @@ frame_callback_wait_nofail(struct client *client, int *done);
 
 #define frame_callback_wait(c, d) assert(frame_callback_wait_nofail((c), (d)))
 
-void
-skip(const char *fmt, ...);
-
 void
 expect_protocol_error(struct client *client,
 		      const struct wl_interface *intf, uint32_t code);