diff --git a/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c b/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c
index 34a234f5..fb63f386 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c
+++ b/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.c
@@ -436,27 +436,6 @@ opj_codec_t* OPJ_CALLCONV opj_create_decompress(OPJ_CODEC_FORMAT p_format)
 	return (opj_codec_t*) l_codec;
 }
 
-/* DEPRECATED */
-void OPJ_CALLCONV opj_destroy_decompress(opj_dinfo_t *dinfo) {
-	if(dinfo) {
-		/* destroy the codec */
-		switch(dinfo->codec_format) {
-			case CODEC_J2K:
-			case CODEC_JPT:
-				j2k_destroy_decompress((opj_j2k_t*)dinfo->j2k_handle);
-				break;
-			case CODEC_JP2:
-				jp2_destroy_decompress((opj_jp2_t*)dinfo->jp2_handle);
-				break;
-			case CODEC_UNKNOWN:
-			default:
-				break;
-		}
-		/* destroy the decompressor */
-		opj_free(dinfo);
-	}
-}
-
 void OPJ_CALLCONV opj_set_default_decoder_parameters(opj_dparameters_t *parameters) {
 	if(parameters) {
 		memset(parameters, 0, sizeof(opj_dparameters_t));
diff --git a/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.h b/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.h
index 6473b2c8..711e9a2c 100644
--- a/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.h
+++ b/libopenjpeg/openjpeg.h
@@ -1199,12 +1199,6 @@ DEPRECATED( OPJ_API opj_event_mgr_t* OPJ_CALLCONV opj_set_event_mgr(opj_common_p
  * */
 OPJ_API opj_codec_t* OPJ_CALLCONV opj_create_decompress(OPJ_CODEC_FORMAT format);
 
-/**
-Destroy a decompressor handle
-@param dinfo decompressor handle to destroy
-*/
-DEPRECATED( OPJ_API void OPJ_CALLCONV opj_destroy_decompress(opj_dinfo_t *dinfo) );
-
 /**
  * Destroy a decompressor handle
  *