diff --git a/lib/event.c b/lib/event.c
index f0aef9d2c3..0bd5510a62 100644
--- a/lib/event.c
+++ b/lib/event.c
@@ -99,35 +99,6 @@ void libvlc_event_manager_destroy(libvlc_event_manager_t *em)
     vlc_array_clear(&em->listeners);
 }
 
-/**************************************************************************
- *       libvlc_event_manager_new (internal) :
- *
- * Init an object's event manager.
- **************************************************************************/
-libvlc_event_manager_t *
-libvlc_event_manager_new( void * p_obj )
-{
-    libvlc_event_manager_t * p_em;
-
-    p_em = malloc(sizeof( libvlc_event_manager_t ));
-    if( !p_em )
-        libvlc_printerr( "Not enough memory" );
-    else
-        libvlc_event_manager_init( p_em, p_obj );
-    return p_em;
-}
-
-/**************************************************************************
- *       libvlc_event_manager_release (internal) :
- *
- * Release an object's event manager.
- **************************************************************************/
-void libvlc_event_manager_release( libvlc_event_manager_t * p_em )
-{
-    libvlc_event_manager_destroy( p_em );
-    free( p_em );
-}
-
 /**************************************************************************
  *       libvlc_event_send (internal) :
  *
diff --git a/lib/libvlc_internal.h b/lib/libvlc_internal.h
index 1869341996..d1cc28486c 100644
--- a/lib/libvlc_internal.h
+++ b/lib/libvlc_internal.h
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ void libvlc_threads_deinit (void);
 void libvlc_event_manager_init(libvlc_event_manager_t *, void *);
 void libvlc_event_manager_destroy(libvlc_event_manager_t *);
 
-libvlc_event_manager_t * libvlc_event_manager_new(void * p_obj);
-
-void libvlc_event_manager_release(
-        libvlc_event_manager_t * p_em );
-
 void libvlc_event_send(
         libvlc_event_manager_t * p_em,
         libvlc_event_t * p_event );