diff --git a/swaymsg/main.c b/swaymsg/main.c
index dc1c74072..6a9eb1987 100644
--- a/swaymsg/main.c
+++ b/swaymsg/main.c
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 #include "ipc-client.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
-void sway_terminate(int exit_code) {
-	exit(exit_code);
-}
-
 static bool success_object(json_object *result) {
 	json_object *success;
 
diff --git a/swaynag/main.c b/swaynag/main.c
index 634bddbfc..54317dce2 100644
--- a/swaynag/main.c
+++ b/swaynag/main.c
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ void sig_handler(int signal) {
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
-void sway_terminate(int code) {
-	swaynag_destroy(&swaynag);
-	exit(code);
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	int status = EXIT_SUCCESS;