diff --git a/common/util.c b/common/util.c
index c23396d6..55978a20 100644
--- a/common/util.c
+++ b/common/util.c
@@ -56,36 +56,6 @@ _warn(int line, const char *fct, const char *fmt, ...)
     fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
 
-/** Get a orientation type from a string.
- * \param pos The orientation.
- * \return A orientation.
- */
-orientation_t
-orientation_fromstr(const char *pos)
-{
-    if(a_strcmp(pos, "south") == 0)
-        return South;
-    if(a_strcmp(pos, "east") == 0)
-        return East;
-    return North;
-}
-
-/** Convert a orientation type to a string.
- * \param p The orientation.
- * \return A orientation string.
- */
-const char *
-orientation_tostr(orientation_t p)
-{
-    switch(p)
-    {
-      case North: return "north";
-      case South: return "south";
-      case East:  return "east";
-      default:    return NULL;
-    }
-}
-
 /** \brief safe limited strcpy.
  *
  * Copies at most min(<tt>n-1</tt>, \c l) characters from \c src into \c dst,
diff --git a/common/util.h b/common/util.h
index 0a40c344..cf549a7a 100644
--- a/common/util.h
+++ b/common/util.h
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@
 #include <alloca.h>
 #endif
 
-typedef enum
-{
-    East = 0,
-    South,
-    North,
-} orientation_t;
-
 /** \brief replace \c NULL strings with empty strings */
 #define NONULL(x)       (x ? x : "")
 
@@ -329,8 +322,6 @@ void _fatal(int, const char *, const char *, ...)
 void _warn(int, const char *, const char *, ...)
     __attribute__ ((format(printf, 3, 4)));
 
-orientation_t orientation_fromstr(const char *);
-const char * orientation_tostr(orientation_t);
 void a_exec(const char *);
 
 #endif