diff --git a/tommyds/tommylist.h b/tommyds/tommylist.h
index d88cee7b..368606a9 100644
--- a/tommyds/tommylist.h
+++ b/tommyds/tommylist.h
@@ -226,24 +226,6 @@ tommy_inline void tommy_list_insert_tail(tommy_list* list, tommy_node* node, voi
 	node->data = data;
 }
 
-/** \internal
- * Removes an element from the head of a not empty list.
- * \param list The list. The list cannot be empty.
- * \return The node removed.
- */
-tommy_inline tommy_node* tommy_list_remove_head_not_empty(tommy_list* list)
-{
-	tommy_node* head = tommy_list_head(list);
-
-	/* remove from the "circular" prev list */
-	head->next->prev = head->prev;
-
-	/* remove from the "0 terminated" next list */
-	*list = head->next; /* the new head, in case 0 */
-
-	return head;
-}
-
 /**
  * Removes an element from the list.
  * You must already have the address of the element to remove.