diff --git a/src/lxc/conf.c b/src/lxc/conf.c
index 96c1868d9..df6068841 100644
--- a/src/lxc/conf.c
+++ b/src/lxc/conf.c
@@ -963,29 +963,6 @@ static int setup_network(struct lxc_list *network)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int conf_has(const char *name, const char *info)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	char path[MAXPATHLEN];
-	struct stat st;
-
-	snprintf(path, MAXPATHLEN, LXCPATH "/%s/%s", name, info);
-
-	if (!stat(path, &st) || !lstat(path, &st)) {
-		ret = 1;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (errno == ENOENT) {
-		ret = 0;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	SYSERROR("failed to stat %s info", info);
-out:
-	return ret;
-}
-
 struct lxc_conf *lxc_conf_init(void)
 {
 	struct lxc_conf *new;
diff --git a/src/lxc/conf.h b/src/lxc/conf.h
index c9657c905..ec0badbfb 100644
--- a/src/lxc/conf.h
+++ b/src/lxc/conf.h
@@ -188,15 +188,4 @@ struct lxc_handler;
 
 extern int lxc_setup(const char *name, struct lxc_conf *lxc_conf);
 
-extern int conf_has(const char *name, const char *info);
-
-#define conf_has_fstab(__name)   conf_has(__name, "fstab")
-#define conf_has_rootfs(__name)  conf_has(__name, "rootfs")
-#define conf_has_pivotdir(__name) conf_has(__name, "pivotdir")
-#define conf_has_utsname(__name) conf_has(__name, "utsname")
-#define conf_has_network(__name) conf_has(__name, "network")
-#define conf_has_console(__name) conf_has(__name, "console")
-#define conf_has_cgroup(__name)  conf_has(__name, "cgroup")
-#define conf_has_tty(__name)     conf_has(__name, "tty")
-#define conf_has_pts(__name)     conf_has(__name, "pts")
 #endif