diff --git a/src/utlist.h b/src/utlist.h
index b4558aee..48a8c7d0 100644
--- a/src/utlist.h
+++ b/src/utlist.h
@@ -572,28 +572,6 @@ do {
   }                                                                                            \
 } while (0) 
 
-#define DL_DELETE_INIT(head,del)                                                                    \
-    DL_DELETE3(head,del,prev,next)
-
-#define DL_DELETE3(head,del,prev,next)                                                         \
-do {                                                                                           \
-  assert((del)->prev != NULL);                                                                 \
-  if ((del)->prev == (del)) {                                                                  \
-      (head)=NULL;                                                                             \
-  } else if ((del)==(head)) {                                                                  \
-      (del)->next->prev = (del)->prev;                                                         \
-      (head) = (del)->next;                                                                    \
-  } else {                                                                                     \
-      (del)->prev->next = (del)->next;                                                         \
-      if ((del)->next) {                                                                       \
-          (del)->next->prev = (del)->prev;                                                     \
-      } else {                                                                                 \
-          (head)->prev = (del)->prev;                                                          \
-      }                                                                                        \
-  }                                                                                            \
-  (del)->prev = (del)->next = NULL;                                                            \
-} while (0)
-
 #define DL_COUNT(head,el,counter)                                                              \
     DL_COUNT2(head,el,counter,next)                                                            \