diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/dc.c b/dlls/gdi32/dc.c
index 161e0df0bc6..ba59a8d5664 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/dc.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/dc.c
@@ -155,40 +155,6 @@ DC *alloc_dc_ptr( const DC_FUNCTIONS *funcs, WORD magic )
 
 
 
-/***********************************************************************
- *           DC_GetDCPtr
- */
-DC *DC_GetDCPtr( HDC hdc )
-{
-    DC *dc = get_dc_obj( hdc );
-    if (!dc) return NULL;
-
-    if (!InterlockedCompareExchange( &dc->refcount, 1, 0 ))
-    {
-        dc->thread = GetCurrentThreadId();
-    }
-    else if (dc->thread != GetCurrentThreadId())
-    {
-        GDI_ReleaseObj( hdc );
-        SetLastError( ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED );
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    else InterlockedIncrement( &dc->refcount );
-
-    return dc;
-}
-
-
-/***********************************************************************
- *           DC_ReleaseDCPtr
- */
-void DC_ReleaseDCPtr( DC *dc )
-{
-    release_dc_ptr( dc );
-    GDI_ReleaseObj( dc->hSelf );
-}
-
-
 /***********************************************************************
  *           free_dc_ptr
  */
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h b/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
index 21cf577992b..51932b065fd 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/gdi_private.h
@@ -397,9 +397,6 @@ extern void CLIPPING_UpdateGCRegion( DC * dc ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 /* dc.c */
 extern DC *alloc_dc_ptr( const DC_FUNCTIONS *funcs, WORD magic ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
-extern DC * DC_GetDCUpdate( HDC hdc ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
-extern DC * DC_GetDCPtr( HDC hdc ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
-extern void DC_ReleaseDCPtr( DC *dc ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern BOOL free_dc_ptr( DC *dc ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern DC *get_dc_ptr( HDC hdc ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern void release_dc_ptr( DC *dc ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;