diff --git a/gdb/main.c b/gdb/main.c
index 6659ab619f7..2dc76756e98 100644
--- a/gdb/main.c
+++ b/gdb/main.c
@@ -97,13 +97,6 @@ int return_child_result_value = -1;
 /* GDB as it has been invoked from the command line (i.e. argv[0]).  */
 static char *gdb_program_name;
 
-/* Return read only pointer to GDB_PROGRAM_NAME.  */
-const char *
-get_gdb_program_name (void)
-{
-  return gdb_program_name;
-}
-
 static void print_gdb_help (struct ui_file *);
 
 /* Set the data-directory parameter to NEW_DATADIR.
diff --git a/gdb/main.h b/gdb/main.h
index 328638158c0..fa267786d89 100644
--- a/gdb/main.h
+++ b/gdb/main.h
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ extern std::string interpreter_p;
    return value is in malloc'ed storage.  */
 extern char *windows_get_absolute_argv0 (const char *argv0);
 
-/* Return read only pointer to the name of gdb as it was invoked.  This
-   might have been expanded to an absolute path if required by the
-   platform.  Could return NULL if called before gdb has had a chance to
-   parse the argv array.  */
-extern const char *get_gdb_program_name (void);
-
 extern void set_gdb_data_directory (const char *new_data_dir);
 
 #endif