diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h
index 8d0cb0532..0f7443306 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h
@@ -254,9 +254,6 @@ extern _X_EXPORT void
 xf86DrvMsg(int scrnIndex, MessageType type, const char *format, ...)
 _X_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(3, 4);
 extern _X_EXPORT void
-xf86MsgVerb(MessageType type, int verb, const char *format, ...)
-_X_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(3, 4);
-extern _X_EXPORT void
 xf86Msg(MessageType type, const char *format, ...)
 _X_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(2, 3);
 extern _X_EXPORT void
@@ -406,4 +403,7 @@ extern _X_EXPORT ScreenPtr xf86ScrnToScreen(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn);
 extern _X_EXPORT void
 xf86UpdateDesktopDimensions(void);
 
+/* only for backwards (source) compatibility */
+#define xf86MsgVerb LogMessageVerb
+
 #endif                          /* _XF86_H */
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
index f8b16fd00..b3df06062 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
@@ -1094,17 +1094,6 @@ xf86IDrvMsg(InputInfoPtr dev, MessageType type, const char *format, ...)
     va_end(ap);
 }
 
-/* Print non-driver messages with verbose level specified directly */
-void
-xf86MsgVerb(MessageType type, int verb, const char *format, ...)
-{
-    va_list ap;
-
-    va_start(ap, format);
-    LogVMessageVerb(type, verb, format, ap);
-    va_end(ap);
-}
-
 /* Print non-driver messages with verbose level of 1 (default) */
 void
 xf86Msg(MessageType type, const char *format, ...)