diff --git a/common/util.c b/common/util.c
index b2987b705..c23396d6a 100644
--- a/common/util.c
+++ b/common/util.c
@@ -56,39 +56,6 @@ _warn(int line, const char *fct, const char *fmt, ...)
     fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
 
-/** Get a position type from a string.
- * \param pos The position.
- * \return A position.
- */
-position_t
-position_fromstr(const char *pos)
-{
-    if(a_strcmp(pos, "bottom") == 0)
-        return Bottom;
-    if(a_strcmp(pos, "right") == 0)
-        return Right;
-    if(a_strcmp(pos, "left") == 0)
-        return Left;
-    return Top;
-}
-
-/** Convert a position type to a string.
- * \param p The position.
- * \return A position string.
- */
-const char *
-position_tostr(position_t p)
-{
-    switch(p)
-    {
-      case Top:      return "top";
-      case Bottom:   return "bottom";
-      case Right:    return "right";
-      case Left:     return "left";
-      default:       return NULL;
-    }
-}
-
 /** Get a orientation type from a string.
  * \param pos The orientation.
  * \return A orientation.
diff --git a/common/util.h b/common/util.h
index f6af8d617..0a40c3444 100644
--- a/common/util.h
+++ b/common/util.h
@@ -43,15 +43,6 @@ typedef enum
     North,
 } orientation_t;
 
-/** A list of possible position, not sex related */
-typedef enum
-{
-    Top = 0,
-    Bottom,
-    Right,
-    Left
-} position_t;
-
 /** \brief replace \c NULL strings with empty strings */
 #define NONULL(x)       (x ? x : "")
 
@@ -338,8 +329,6 @@ void _fatal(int, const char *, const char *, ...)
 void _warn(int, const char *, const char *, ...)
     __attribute__ ((format(printf, 3, 4)));
 
-position_t position_fromstr(const char *);
-const char * position_tostr(position_t);
 orientation_t orientation_fromstr(const char *);
 const char * orientation_tostr(orientation_t);
 void a_exec(const char *);