diff --git a/obexd/src/main.c b/obexd/src/main.c
index df15097..6837f0d 100644
--- a/obexd/src/main.c
+++ b/obexd/src/main.c
@@ -254,14 +254,6 @@ DBusConnection *obex_setup_dbus_connection(const char *name,
 	return connection;
 }
 
-DBusConnection *obex_setup_dbus_connection_private(const char *name,
-					DBusError *error)
-{
-	return g_dbus_setup_private(option_system_bus ?
-				DBUS_BUS_SYSTEM : DBUS_BUS_SESSION,
-				name, error);
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	GOptionContext *context;
diff --git a/obexd/src/obexd.h b/obexd/src/obexd.h
index 560db29..5e5edc4 100644
--- a/obexd/src/obexd.h
+++ b/obexd/src/obexd.h
@@ -33,5 +33,3 @@ const char *obex_option_capability(void);
 DBusConnection *obex_get_dbus_connection(void);
 DBusConnection *obex_setup_dbus_connection(const char *name,
 					DBusError *error);
-DBusConnection *obex_setup_dbus_connection_private(const char *name,
-					DBusError *error);