diff --git a/lib/str.h b/lib/str.h
index 4442454fb..f5f2baf79 100644
--- a/lib/str.h
+++ b/lib/str.h
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ INLINE void str_slice_free(str *);
 
 /* saves "in" into "out" pseudo-URI encoded. "out" point to a buffer with sufficient length. returns length */
 size_t str_uri_encode_len(char *out, const char *in, size_t in_len);
-INLINE size_t str_uri_encode(char *out, const str *in);
 /* reverse of the above. returns newly allocated str + buffer as per str_alloc (must be free'd) */
 str *str_uri_decode_len(const char *in, size_t in_len);
 
@@ -462,10 +461,6 @@ INLINE bool str_token_sep(str *new_token, str *ori_and_remainder, int sep) {
 	return true;
 }
 
-INLINE size_t str_uri_encode(char *out, const str *in) {
-	return str_uri_encode_len(out, in->s, in->len);
-}
-
 INLINE char *str_ncpy(char *dst, size_t bufsize, const str *src) {
 	size_t to_copy = src->len;
 	if (to_copy >= bufsize)