diff --git a/src/avrdude.h b/src/avrdude.h
index 3ab85e5a..af3ae443 100644
--- a/src/avrdude.h
+++ b/src/avrdude.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ extern int quell_progress;   // Quell progress report -q, reduce effective verbo
 extern const char *partdesc; // Part -p string
 extern const char *pgmid;    // Programmer -c string
 
-int avrdude_message(int msglvl, const char *format, ...);
 int avrdude_message2(FILE *fp, int lno, const char *file, const char *func, int msgmode, int msglvl, const char *format, ...);
 
 #define MSG_EXT_ERROR   (-3) // OS-type error, no -v option, can be suppressed with -qqqqq
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index d404732b..06f88be2 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -57,19 +57,6 @@ char   progbuf[PATH_MAX]; /* temporary buffer of spaces the same
                              length as progname; used for lining up
                              multiline messages */
 
-// Old (deprecated) message routine
-int avrdude_message(int msglvl, const char *format, ...)
-{
-    int rc = 0;
-    va_list ap;
-    if (verbose >= msglvl) {
-        va_start(ap, format);
-        rc = vfprintf(stderr, format, ap);
-        va_end(ap);
-    }
-    return rc;
-}
-
 static const char *avrdude_message_type(int msglvl) {
   switch(msglvl) {
   case MSG_EXT_ERROR: return "OS error";