diff --git a/content.c b/content.c
index db04f7ffd2..6e7421b60d 100644
--- a/content.c
+++ b/content.c
@@ -566,7 +566,8 @@ static int content_zip_file_read(
  * Extracts to buf, unless optional_filename != 0
  * Then extracts to optional_filename and leaves buf alone.
  */
-int content_file_compressed_read(const char * path, void **buf,
+static int content_file_compressed_read(
+      const char * path, void **buf,
       const char* optional_filename, ssize_t *length)
 {
    int ret                            = 0;
@@ -642,7 +643,7 @@ error:
  *
  * Returns: 1 if file read, 0 on error.
  */
-int content_file_read(const char *path, void **buf, ssize_t *length)
+static int content_file_read(const char *path, void **buf, ssize_t *length)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_COMPRESSION
    if (path_contains_compressed_file(path))
diff --git a/content.h b/content.h
index e6dc698937..7a31ef40ce 100644
--- a/content.h
+++ b/content.h
@@ -91,29 +91,6 @@ void content_push_to_history_playlist(bool do_push,
 
 bool content_ctl(enum content_ctl_state state, void *data);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_COMPRESSION
-/* Generic compressed file loader.
- * Extracts to buf, unless optional_filename != 0
- * Then extracts to optional_filename and leaves buf alone.
- */
-int content_file_compressed_read(const char * path, void **buf,
-      const char* optional_filename, ssize_t *length);
-#endif
-
-/**
- * content_file_read:
- * @path             : path to file.
- * @buf              : buffer to allocate and read the contents of the
- *                     file into. Needs to be freed manually.
- * @length           : Number of items read, -1 on error.
- *
- * Read the contents of a file into @buf. Will call read_compressed_file
- * if path contains a compressed file, otherwise will call read_generic_file.
- *
- * Returns: true (1) if file read, false (0) on error.
- */
-int content_file_read(const char *path, void **buf, ssize_t *length);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif