diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 737bf154..5216d09d 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -758,7 +758,6 @@ void seek_diag_details (char const *name, off_t offset);
 void stat_diag (char const *name);
 void file_removed_diag (const char *name, bool top_level,
 			void (*diagfn) (char const *name));
-void write_error_details (char const *name, size_t status, size_t size);
 _Noreturn void write_fatal (char const *name);
 
 pid_t xfork (void);