diff --git a/dix/privates.c b/dix/privates.c
index 27694cbeb..4a8a186dc 100644
--- a/dix/privates.c
+++ b/dix/privates.c
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ struct _Private {
 typedef struct _PrivateDesc {
     DevPrivateKey key;
     unsigned size;
-    CallbackListPtr initfuncs;
-    CallbackListPtr deletefuncs;
 } PrivateDescRec;
 
 #define PRIV_MAX 256
@@ -102,7 +100,6 @@ pointer *
 dixAllocatePrivate(PrivateRec **privates, const DevPrivateKey key)
 {
     PrivateDescRec *item = findItem(key);
-    PrivateCallbackRec calldata;
     PrivateRec *ptr;
     pointer value;
     int oldsize, newsize;
@@ -144,10 +141,6 @@ dixAllocatePrivate(PrivateRec **privates, const DevPrivateKey key)
 	ptr->value = value;
     }
 
-    calldata.key = key;
-    calldata.value = &ptr->value;
-    CallCallbacks(&item->initfuncs, &calldata);
-
     return &ptr->value;
 }
 
@@ -202,16 +195,10 @@ void
 dixFreePrivates(PrivateRec *privates)
 {
     int i;
-    PrivateCallbackRec calldata;
 
     if (privates)
 	for (i = 1; i < privates->state; i++)
 	    if (privates[i].state) {
-		/* call the delete callbacks */
-		calldata.key = items[i].key;
-		calldata.value = &privates[i].value;
-		CallCallbacks(&items[i].deletefuncs, &calldata);
-
 		/* free pre-allocated memory */
 		if (items[i].size)
 		    free(privates[i].value);
@@ -220,31 +207,6 @@ dixFreePrivates(PrivateRec *privates)
     free(privates);
 }
 
-/*
- * Callback registration
- */
-int
-dixRegisterPrivateInitFunc(const DevPrivateKey key,
-			   CallbackProcPtr callback, pointer data)
-{
-    PrivateDescRec *item = findItem(key);
-    if (!item)
-	return FALSE;
-
-    return AddCallback(&item->initfuncs, callback, data);
-}
-
-int
-dixRegisterPrivateDeleteFunc(const DevPrivateKey key,
-			     CallbackProcPtr callback, pointer data)
-{
-    PrivateDescRec *item = findItem(key);
-    if (!item)
-	return FALSE;
-
-    return AddCallback(&item->deletefuncs, callback, data);
-}
-
 /* Table of devPrivates offsets */
 static const int offsetDefaults[] = {
     -1,					/* RT_NONE */
@@ -304,8 +266,6 @@ dixResetPrivates(void)
     for (i = 1; i < nextPriv; i++) {
 	*items[i].key = 0;
 	items[i].size = 0;
-	DeleteCallbackList(&items[i].initfuncs);
-	DeleteCallbackList(&items[i].deletefuncs);
     }
     nextPriv = 1;
 
diff --git a/include/privates.h b/include/privates.h
index e6f788de1..7850dea6d 100644
--- a/include/privates.h
+++ b/include/privates.h
@@ -94,33 +94,7 @@ extern _X_EXPORT int
 dixSetPrivate(PrivateRec **privates, const DevPrivateKey key, pointer val);
 
 /*
- * Register callbacks to be called on private allocation/freeing.
- * The calldata argument to the callbacks is a PrivateCallbackPtr.
- */
-typedef struct _PrivateCallback {
-    DevPrivateKey key;	/* private registration key */
-    pointer *value;	/* address of private pointer */
-} PrivateCallbackRec;
-
-/*
- * Register a function to be called when dixAllocPrivate successfully associates
- * 'key' with a new PrivateRec.
- */
-extern _X_EXPORT int
-dixRegisterPrivateInitFunc(const DevPrivateKey key, 
-			   CallbackProcPtr callback, pointer userdata);
-
-/*
- * Register a function to be called when dixFreePrivates unassociates 'key' with
- * a PrivateRec.
- */
-extern _X_EXPORT int
-dixRegisterPrivateDeleteFunc(const DevPrivateKey key,
-			     CallbackProcPtr callback, pointer userdata);
-
-/*
- * Unassociates all keys from 'privates', calls the callbacks registered with
- * dixRegisterPrivateDeleteFunc, and frees all private data automatically
+ * Unassociates all keys from 'privates' and frees all private data automatically
  * allocated via dixRequestPrivate.
  */
 extern _X_EXPORT void