diff --git a/miext/shadow/shadow.c b/miext/shadow/shadow.c
index 6690f7047..0dd3604a7 100644
--- a/miext/shadow/shadow.c
+++ b/miext/shadow/shadow.c
@@ -196,23 +196,3 @@ shadowRemove(ScreenPtr pScreen, PixmapPtr pPixmap)
     RemoveBlockAndWakeupHandlers(shadowBlockHandler, shadowWakeupHandler,
                                  (void *) pScreen);
 }
-
-Bool
-shadowInit(ScreenPtr pScreen, ShadowUpdateProc update, ShadowWindowProc window)
-{
-    PixmapPtr pPixmap;
-
-    pPixmap = pScreen->CreatePixmap(pScreen, pScreen->width, pScreen->height,
-                                    pScreen->rootDepth, 0);
-    if (!pPixmap)
-        return FALSE;
-
-    if (!shadowSetup(pScreen)) {
-        pScreen->DestroyPixmap(pPixmap);
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-
-    shadowAdd(pScreen, pPixmap, update, window, SHADOW_ROTATE_0, 0);
-
-    return TRUE;
-}
diff --git a/miext/shadow/shadow.h b/miext/shadow/shadow.h
index 9c5f991f8..86fa94479 100644
--- a/miext/shadow/shadow.h
+++ b/miext/shadow/shadow.h
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ shadowAdd(ScreenPtr pScreen,
 extern _X_EXPORT void
  shadowRemove(ScreenPtr pScreen, PixmapPtr pPixmap);
 
-extern _X_EXPORT Bool
-
-shadowInit(ScreenPtr pScreen, ShadowUpdateProc update, ShadowWindowProc window);
-
 extern _X_EXPORT void *shadowAlloc(int width, int height, int bpp);
 
 extern _X_EXPORT void