diff --git a/libopenjpeg/jp2.c b/libopenjpeg/jp2.c
index f0e40338..1cb45304 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/jp2.c
+++ b/libopenjpeg/jp2.c
@@ -1603,98 +1603,6 @@ static opj_bool jp2_read_colr_v2(	opj_jp2_v2_t * jp2,
 	return OPJ_TRUE;
 }
 
-opj_bool jp2_read_jp2h(opj_jp2_t *jp2, opj_cio_t *cio, opj_jp2_color_t *color) 
-{
-	opj_jp2_box_t box;
-	int jp2h_end;
-
-	opj_common_ptr cinfo = jp2->cinfo;
-
-	jp2_read_boxhdr(cinfo, cio, &box);
-	do 
-   {
-	if (JP2_JP2H != box.type) 
-  {
-	if (box.type == JP2_JP2C) 
- {
-	opj_event_msg(cinfo, EVT_ERROR, "Expected JP2H Marker\n");
-	return OPJ_FALSE;
- }
-	cio_skip(cio, box.length - 8);
-
-	if(cio->bp >= cio->end) return OPJ_FALSE;
-
-	jp2_read_boxhdr(cinfo, cio, &box);
-  }
-   } while(JP2_JP2H != box.type);
-
-	if (!jp2_read_ihdr(jp2, cio))
-		return OPJ_FALSE;
-	jp2h_end = box.init_pos + box.length;
-
-	if (jp2->bpc == 255) 
-   {
-	if (!jp2_read_bpcc(jp2, cio))
-		return OPJ_FALSE;
-   }
-	jp2_read_boxhdr(cinfo, cio, &box);
-
-	while(cio_tell(cio) < jp2h_end)
-   {
-	if(box.type == JP2_COLR)
-  {
-	if( !jp2_read_colr(jp2, cio, &box, color))
- {
-    cio_seek(cio, box.init_pos + 8);
-    cio_skip(cio, box.length - 8);
- }
-    jp2_read_boxhdr(cinfo, cio, &box);
-    continue;
-  }
-    if(box.type == JP2_CDEF && !jp2->ignore_pclr_cmap_cdef)
-  {
-    if( !jp2_read_cdef(jp2, cio, &box, color))
- {
-    cio_seek(cio, box.init_pos + 8);
-    cio_skip(cio, box.length - 8);
- }
-    jp2_read_boxhdr(cinfo, cio, &box);
-    continue;
-  }
-    if(box.type == JP2_PCLR && !jp2->ignore_pclr_cmap_cdef)
-  {
-    if( !jp2_read_pclr(jp2, cio, &box, color))
- {
-    cio_seek(cio, box.init_pos + 8);
-    cio_skip(cio, box.length - 8);
- }
-    jp2_read_boxhdr(cinfo, cio, &box);
-    continue;
-  }
-    if(box.type == JP2_CMAP && !jp2->ignore_pclr_cmap_cdef)
-  {
-    if( !jp2_read_cmap(jp2, cio, &box, color))
- {
-    cio_seek(cio, box.init_pos + 8);
-    cio_skip(cio, box.length - 8);
- }
-    jp2_read_boxhdr(cinfo, cio, &box);
-    continue;
-  }
-	cio_seek(cio, box.init_pos + 8);
-	cio_skip(cio, box.length - 8);
-	jp2_read_boxhdr(cinfo, cio, &box);
-
-   }/* while(cio_tell(cio) < box_end) */
-
-	cio_seek(cio, jp2h_end);
-
-/* Part 1, I.5.3.3 : 'must contain at least one' */
-	return (color->jp2_has_colr == 1);
-
-}/* jp2_read_jp2h() */
-
-
 
 opj_bool opj_jp2_decode(opj_jp2_v2_t *jp2,
                         opj_stream_private_t *p_stream,
diff --git a/libopenjpeg/jp2.h b/libopenjpeg/jp2.h
index d299b196..51033782 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/jp2.h
+++ b/libopenjpeg/jp2.h
@@ -272,14 +272,6 @@ opj_bool jp2_write_jp2h_v2( opj_jp2_v2_t *jp2,
 							struct opj_stream_private *cio,
 							struct opj_event_mgr * p_manager );
 
-/**
-Read the JP2H box - JP2 Header box (used in MJ2)
-@param jp2 JP2 handle
-@param cio Input buffer stream
-@param ext Collector for profile, cdef and pclr data
-@return Returns true if successful, returns false otherwise
-*/
-opj_bool jp2_read_jp2h(opj_jp2_t *jp2, opj_cio_t *cio, opj_jp2_color_t *color);
 
 /**
 Setup the decoder decoding parameters using user parameters.