diff --git a/apidoc/ostree-sections.txt b/apidoc/ostree-sections.txt
index d94e3ddd..815b6d47 100644
--- a/apidoc/ostree-sections.txt
+++ b/apidoc/ostree-sections.txt
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ ostree_repo_file_ensure_resolved
 ostree_repo_file_get_xattrs
 ostree_repo_file_get_repo
 ostree_repo_file_get_root
-ostree_repo_file_make_empty_tree
 ostree_repo_file_tree_set_metadata
 ostree_repo_file_tree_get_contents_checksum
 ostree_repo_file_tree_get_metadata_checksum
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-file.h b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-file.h
index fb651645..6f9b79fe 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-file.h
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-file.h
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ OstreeRepo * ostree_repo_file_get_repo (OstreeRepoFile  *self);
 _OSTREE_PUBLIC
 OstreeRepoFile * ostree_repo_file_get_root (OstreeRepoFile  *self);
 
-_OSTREE_PUBLIC
-void ostree_repo_file_make_empty_tree (OstreeRepoFile  *self);
-
 _OSTREE_PUBLIC
 void ostree_repo_file_tree_set_metadata (OstreeRepoFile *self,
                                           const char     *checksum,