diff --git a/spa/plugins/v4l2/v4l2-utils.c b/spa/plugins/v4l2/v4l2-utils.c
index 77636ea25..86b005bab 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/v4l2/v4l2-utils.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/v4l2/v4l2-utils.c
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 
-static void v4l2_on_fd_events(struct spa_source *source);
-
 static int xioctl(int fd, int request, void *arg)
 {
 	int err;