diff --git a/top/top.c b/top/top.c
index 9d0e56aa..c01b9834 100644
--- a/top/top.c
+++ b/top/top.c
@@ -574,21 +574,6 @@ static void error_exit (const char *str) {
 } // end: error_exit
 
 
-        /*
-         * Handle library errors ourselves rather than accept a default
-         * fprintf to stderr (since we've mucked with the termios struct) */
-static void library_err (const char *fmts, ...) NORETURN;
-static void library_err (const char *fmts, ...) {
-   static char tmp[MEDBUFSIZ];
-   va_list va;
-
-   va_start(va, fmts);
-   vsnprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), fmts, va);
-   va_end(va);
-   error_exit(tmp);
-} // end: library_err
-
-
         /*
          * Catches all remaining signals not otherwise handled */
 static void sig_abexit (int sig) {
diff --git a/top/top.h b/top/top.h
index ddf34f13..789b9b30 100644
--- a/top/top.h
+++ b/top/top.h
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ typedef struct WIN_t {
 //atic void          at_eoj (void);
 //atic void          bye_bye (const char *str);
 //atic void          error_exit (const char *str);
-//atic void          library_err (const char *fmts, ...);
 //atic void          sig_abexit (int sig);
 //atic void          sig_endpgm (int dont_care_sig);
 //atic void          sig_paused (int dont_care_sig);