diff --git a/awesomerc b/awesomerc
index a553756d..2f370f57 100644
--- a/awesomerc
+++ b/awesomerc
@@ -283,12 +283,6 @@ keys
         key = "q"
         command = "quit"
     }
-    key
-    {
-        modkey = {"Mod4", "Control"}
-        key = "r"
-        command = "reloadconfig"
-    }
 
     key
     {
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 087ae0a4..743d865c 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -254,7 +254,5 @@ struct awesome_config
 
 void parse_config(const char *, awesome_config *);
 
-void uicb_reloadconfig(awesome_config *, const char *);
-
 #endif
 // vim: filetype=c:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:encoding=utf-8:textwidth=99