diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/jpeg/rjpeg.c b/libretro-common/formats/jpeg/rjpeg.c
index 12c6b3c3d2..6170ac214a 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/jpeg/rjpeg.c
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/jpeg/rjpeg.c
@@ -2580,36 +2580,6 @@ int rjpeg_process_image(rjpeg_t *rjpeg, void **buf_data,
    return IMAGE_PROCESS_END;
 }
 
-bool rjpeg_image_load(uint8_t *buf, void *data, size_t size,
-      unsigned a_shift, unsigned r_shift,
-      unsigned g_shift, unsigned b_shift)
-{
-   unsigned width  = 0;
-   unsigned height = 0;
-   struct texture_image *out_img = (struct texture_image*)data;
-   rjpeg_t *rjpeg  = rjpeg_alloc();
-
-   if (!rjpeg)
-      goto error;
-
-   if (!rjpeg_set_buf_ptr(rjpeg, &buf))
-      goto error;
-
-   if (rjpeg_process_image(rjpeg, (void**)&buf, size, &width, &height) != IMAGE_PROCESS_END)
-      goto error;
-
-   out_img->pixels = (uint32_t*)rjpeg->output_image;
-   out_img->width   = width;
-   out_img->height  = height;
-
-   return true;
-
-error:
-   if (rjpeg)
-      free(rjpeg);
-   return false;
-}
-
 bool rjpeg_set_buf_ptr(rjpeg_t *rjpeg, void *data)
 {
    if (!rjpeg)
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/formats/rjpeg.h b/libretro-common/include/formats/rjpeg.h
index bc60b55ef5..27050ea418 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/formats/rjpeg.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/formats/rjpeg.h
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ typedef struct rjpeg rjpeg_t;
 int rjpeg_process_image(rjpeg_t *rjpeg, void **buf,
       size_t size, unsigned *width, unsigned *height);
 
-bool rjpeg_image_load(uint8_t *buf, void *data, size_t size,
-      unsigned a_shift, unsigned r_shift, unsigned g_shift, unsigned b_shift);
-
 bool rjpeg_set_buf_ptr(rjpeg_t *rjpeg, void *data);
 
 void rjpeg_free(rjpeg_t *rjpeg);