diff --git a/xkb/XKBGAlloc.c b/xkb/XKBGAlloc.c
index d0cc51e99..28296f4f2 100644
--- a/xkb/XKBGAlloc.c
+++ b/xkb/XKBGAlloc.c
@@ -236,17 +236,6 @@ XkbFreeGeomShapes(XkbGeometryPtr geom, int first, int count, Bool freeAll)
 
 /***====================================================================***/
 
-void
-XkbFreeGeomOverlayKeys(XkbOverlayRowPtr row, int first, int count, Bool freeAll)
-{
-    _XkbFreeGeomLeafElems(freeAll, first, count,
-                          &row->num_keys, &row->sz_keys,
-                          (char **) &row->keys, sizeof(XkbOverlayKeyRec));
-    return;
-}
-
-/***====================================================================***/
-
 void
 XkbFreeGeomKeys(XkbRowPtr row, int first, int count, Bool freeAll)
 {
diff --git a/xkb/xkbgeom.h b/xkb/xkbgeom.h
index 147b2ba71..3f096e3ff 100644
--- a/xkb/xkbgeom.h
+++ b/xkb/xkbgeom.h
@@ -359,13 +359,6 @@ extern void
                        Bool     /* freeAll */
     );
 
-extern void
- XkbFreeGeomOverlayKeys(XkbOverlayRowPtr /* row */ ,
-                        int /* first */ ,
-                        int /* count */ ,
-                        Bool    /* freeAll */
-    );
-
 extern void
  XkbFreeGeomOverlayRows(XkbOverlayPtr /* overlay */ ,
                         int /* first */ ,