diff --git a/dlls/advapi32/service.c b/dlls/advapi32/service.c
index 0d134426c4e..c95fcd9f26c 100644
--- a/dlls/advapi32/service.c
+++ b/dlls/advapi32/service.c
@@ -339,85 +339,6 @@ void __RPC_USER MACHINE_HANDLEW_unbind(MACHINE_HANDLEW MachineName, handle_t h)
     RpcBindingFree(&h);
 }
 
-/******************************************************************************
- * registry access functions and data
- */
-static const WCHAR szDisplayName[] = {
-       'D','i','s','p','l','a','y','N','a','m','e', 0 };
-static const WCHAR szType[] = {'T','y','p','e',0};
-static const WCHAR szStart[] = {'S','t','a','r','t',0};
-static const WCHAR szError[] = {
-       'E','r','r','o','r','C','o','n','t','r','o','l', 0};
-static const WCHAR szImagePath[] = {'I','m','a','g','e','P','a','t','h',0};
-static const WCHAR szGroup[] = {'G','r','o','u','p',0};
-static const WCHAR szDependencies[] = {
-       'D','e','p','e','n','d','e','n','c','i','e','s',0};
-static const WCHAR szDependOnService[] = {
-       'D','e','p','e','n','d','O','n','S','e','r','v','i','c','e',0};
-static const WCHAR szObjectName[] = {
-       'O','b','j','e','c','t','N','a','m','e',0};
-static const WCHAR szTag[] = {
-       'T','a','g',0};
-
-struct reg_value {
-    DWORD type;
-    DWORD size;
-    LPCWSTR name;
-    LPCVOID data;
-};
-
-static inline void service_set_value( struct reg_value *val,
-                        DWORD type, LPCWSTR name, LPCVOID data, DWORD size )
-{
-    val->name = name;
-    val->type = type;
-    val->data = data;
-    val->size = size;
-}
-
-static inline void service_set_dword( struct reg_value *val, 
-                                      LPCWSTR name, const DWORD *data )
-{
-    service_set_value( val, REG_DWORD, name, data, sizeof (DWORD));
-}
-
-static inline void service_set_string( struct reg_value *val,
-                                       LPCWSTR name, LPCWSTR string )
-{
-    DWORD len = (lstrlenW(string)+1) * sizeof (WCHAR);
-    service_set_value( val, REG_SZ, name, string, len );
-}
-
-static inline void service_set_multi_string( struct reg_value *val,
-                                             LPCWSTR name, LPCWSTR string )
-{
-    DWORD len = 0;
-
-    /* determine the length of a double null terminated multi string */
-    do {
-        len += (lstrlenW( &string[ len ] )+1);
-    } while ( string[ len++ ] );
-
-    len *= sizeof (WCHAR);
-    service_set_value( val, REG_MULTI_SZ, name, string, len );
-}
-
-static inline LONG service_write_values( HKEY hKey,
-                                         const struct reg_value *val, int n )
-{
-    LONG r = ERROR_SUCCESS;
-    int i;
-
-    for( i=0; i<n; i++ )
-    {
-        r = RegSetValueExW(hKey, val[i].name, 0, val[i].type, 
-                       (const BYTE*)val[i].data, val[i].size );
-        if( r != ERROR_SUCCESS )
-            break;
-    }
-    return r;
-}
-
 /******************************************************************************
  * Service IPC functions
  */