diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index b260a92f..c0442c6a 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -1087,7 +1087,6 @@ UV_EXTERN int uv_get_process_title(char* buffer, size_t size);
 UV_EXTERN int uv_set_process_title(const char* title);
 UV_EXTERN int uv_resident_set_memory(size_t* rss);
 UV_EXTERN int uv_uptime(double* uptime);
-UV_EXTERN uv_os_fd_t uv_get_osfhandle(int fd);
 
 typedef struct {
   long tv_sec;
diff --git a/src/unix/core.c b/src/unix/core.c
index 424da252..14247f45 100644
--- a/src/unix/core.c
+++ b/src/unix/core.c
@@ -1317,8 +1317,3 @@ int uv_os_gethostname(char* buffer, size_t* size) {
   *size = len;
   return 0;
 }
-
-
-uv_os_fd_t uv_get_osfhandle(int fd) {
-  return fd;
-}
diff --git a/src/win/handle.c b/src/win/handle.c
index c2797068..9f83df16 100644
--- a/src/win/handle.c
+++ b/src/win/handle.c
@@ -148,8 +148,3 @@ void uv_close(uv_handle_t* handle, uv_close_cb cb) {
 int uv_is_closing(const uv_handle_t* handle) {
   return !!(handle->flags & (UV__HANDLE_CLOSING | UV_HANDLE_CLOSED));
 }
-
-
-uv_os_fd_t uv_get_osfhandle(int fd) {
-  return uv__get_osfhandle(fd);
-}