diff --git a/libopenjpeg/j2k.c b/libopenjpeg/j2k.c
index eaa75548..aec5d188 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/j2k.c
+++ b/libopenjpeg/j2k.c
@@ -6064,15 +6064,7 @@ void opj_j2k_setup_decoder(opj_j2k_v2_t *j2k, opj_dparameters_t *parameters)
 /* J2K encoder interface                                                       */
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-opj_j2k_t* j2k_create_compress(opj_common_ptr cinfo) {
-	opj_j2k_t *j2k = (opj_j2k_t*) opj_calloc(1, sizeof(opj_j2k_t));
-	if(j2k) {
-		j2k->cinfo = cinfo;
-	}
-	return j2k;
-}
-
-opj_j2k_v2_t* opj_j2k_create_compress_v2(void)
+opj_j2k_v2_t* opj_j2k_create_compress(void)
 {
 	opj_j2k_v2_t *l_j2k = (opj_j2k_v2_t*) opj_malloc(sizeof(opj_j2k_v2_t));
 	if (!l_j2k) {
diff --git a/libopenjpeg/j2k.h b/libopenjpeg/j2k.h
index e8f35fcf..e2fe9355 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/j2k.h
+++ b/libopenjpeg/j2k.h
@@ -792,14 +792,7 @@ Creates a J2K compression structure
 @param cinfo Codec context info
 @return Returns a handle to a J2K compressor if successful, returns NULL otherwise
 */
-opj_j2k_t* j2k_create_compress(opj_common_ptr cinfo);
-
-/**
-Creates a J2K compression structure
-@param cinfo Codec context info
-@return Returns a handle to a J2K compressor if successful, returns NULL otherwise
-*/
-opj_j2k_v2_t* opj_j2k_create_compress_v2(void);
+opj_j2k_v2_t* opj_j2k_create_compress(void);
 
 
 void opj_j2k_setup_encoder(	opj_j2k_v2_t *p_j2k,
diff --git a/libopenjpeg/jp2.c b/libopenjpeg/jp2.c
index 7e6a373e..22034bc3 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/jp2.c
+++ b/libopenjpeg/jp2.c
@@ -2559,7 +2559,7 @@ opj_jp2_v2_t* opj_jp2_create(opj_bool p_is_decoder)
 
 		/* create the J2K codec */
 		if (! p_is_decoder) {
-			jp2->j2k = opj_j2k_create_compress_v2();
+			jp2->j2k = opj_j2k_create_compress();
 		}
 		else {
 			jp2->j2k = opj_j2k_create_decompress();
diff --git a/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c b/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c
index 93653f49..2c2941fb 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c
+++ b/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ opj_codec_t* OPJ_CALLCONV opj_create_compress(OPJ_CODEC_FORMAT p_format)
 																				struct opj_image *,
 																				struct opj_event_mgr * )) opj_j2k_setup_encoder;
 
-			l_codec->m_codec = opj_j2k_create_compress_v2();
+			l_codec->m_codec = opj_j2k_create_compress();
 			if (! l_codec->m_codec) {
 				opj_free(l_codec);
 				return 00;