diff --git a/objects/drawin.c b/objects/drawin.c
index dde10c486..da426e1aa 100644
--- a/objects/drawin.c
+++ b/objects/drawin.c
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ drawin_wipe(drawin_t *w)
     w->drawable = NULL;
 }
 
-void
-drawin_unref_simplified(drawin_t **item)
-{
-    luaA_object_unref(globalconf.L, *item);
-}
-
 static void
 drawin_update_drawing(drawin_t *w, int widx)
 {
diff --git a/objects/drawin.h b/objects/drawin.h
index c2a7608a6..29b6a0f8a 100644
--- a/objects/drawin.h
+++ b/objects/drawin.h
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ struct drawin_t
     area_t geometry;
 };
 
-void drawin_unref_simplified(drawin_t **);
-
-ARRAY_FUNCS(drawin_t *, drawin, drawin_unref_simplified)
+ARRAY_FUNCS(drawin_t *, drawin, DO_NOTHING)
 
 drawin_t * drawin_getbywin(xcb_window_t);