diff --git a/dlls/dmloader/debug.c b/dlls/dmloader/debug.c
index db85d76f350..95c5df26ba8 100644
--- a/dlls/dmloader/debug.c
+++ b/dlls/dmloader/debug.c
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
 
 #include "dmloader_private.h"
 
-/* check whether the given DWORD is even (return 0) or odd (return 1) */
-int even_or_odd (DWORD number) {
-	return (number & 0x1); /* basically, check if bit 0 is set ;) */
-}
-
 /* figures out whether given FOURCC is valid DirectMusic form ID */
 BOOL IS_VALID_DMFORM (FOURCC chunkID) {
 	if ((chunkID == DMUS_FOURCC_AUDIOPATH_FORM) || (chunkID == DMUS_FOURCC_BAND_FORM) || (chunkID == DMUS_FOURCC_CHORDMAP_FORM)
diff --git a/dlls/dmloader/debug.h b/dlls/dmloader/debug.h
index 6831dc4d1ea..56cfb72f405 100644
--- a/dlls/dmloader/debug.h
+++ b/dlls/dmloader/debug.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ typedef struct {
 #define FE(x) { x, #x }	
 #define GE(x) { &x, #x }
 
-/* check whether the given DWORD is even (return 0) or odd (return 1) */
-extern int even_or_odd (DWORD number);
 /* check whether chunkID is valid dmobject form chunk */
 extern BOOL IS_VALID_DMFORM (FOURCC chunkID);
 /* translate STREAM_SEEK flag to string */