diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-magazine-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-magazine-private.h
index b5cc95c10..507f751d9 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-magazine-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-magazine-private.h
@@ -73,6 +73,3 @@ _cogl_magazine_chunk_free (CoglMagazine *magazine, void *data)
   chunk->next = magazine->head;
   magazine->head = chunk;
 }
-
-void
-_cogl_magazine_free (CoglMagazine *magazine);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-magazine.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-magazine.c
index c15583384..2e444598f 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-magazine.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-magazine.c
@@ -73,10 +73,3 @@ _cogl_magazine_new (size_t chunk_size, int initial_chunk_count)
 
   return magazine;
 }
-
-void
-_cogl_magazine_free (CoglMagazine *magazine)
-{
-  _cogl_memory_stack_free (magazine->stack);
-  g_free (magazine);
-}
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-memory-stack-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-memory-stack-private.h
index fd6375b38..9f20ead96 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-memory-stack-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-memory-stack-private.h
@@ -39,6 +39,3 @@ _cogl_memory_stack_new (size_t initial_size_bytes);
 
 void *
 _cogl_memory_stack_alloc (CoglMemoryStack *stack, size_t bytes);
-
-void
-_cogl_memory_stack_free (CoglMemoryStack *stack);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-memory-stack.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-memory-stack.c
index a7e29710b..042e2d519 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-memory-stack.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-memory-stack.c
@@ -161,25 +161,3 @@ _cogl_memory_stack_alloc (CoglMemoryStack *stack, size_t bytes)
 
   return sub_stack->data;
 }
-
-static void
-_cogl_memory_sub_stack_free (CoglMemorySubStack *sub_stack)
-{
-  g_free (sub_stack->data);
-  g_free (sub_stack);
-}
-
-void
-_cogl_memory_stack_free (CoglMemoryStack *stack)
-{
-
-  while (!_cogl_list_empty (&stack->sub_stacks))
-    {
-      CoglMemorySubStack *sub_stack =
-        _cogl_container_of (stack->sub_stacks.next, CoglMemorySubStack, link);
-      _cogl_list_remove (&sub_stack->link);
-      _cogl_memory_sub_stack_free (sub_stack);
-    }
-
-  g_free (stack);
-}