diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-options.cpp b/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-options.cpp
index ca6e8fea8c..4d6516790a 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-options.cpp
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-options.cpp
@@ -205,9 +205,6 @@ GncOptionGtkUIItem::set_widget(GtkWidget* widget)
 }
 
 
-static GNCOptionWinCallback global_help_cb = NULL;
-gpointer global_help_cb_data = NULL;
-
 static void dialog_reset_cb(GtkWidget * w, gpointer data);
 void dialog_list_select_cb (GtkTreeSelection *selection,
                                         gpointer data);
@@ -862,14 +859,6 @@ gnc_options_dialog_set_close_cb(GNCOptionWin * win, GNCOptionWinCallback cb,
     win->close_cb_data = data;
 }
 
-void
-gnc_options_dialog_set_global_help_cb(GNCOptionWinCallback thunk,
-                                      gpointer cb_data)
-{
-    global_help_cb = thunk;
-    global_help_cb_data = cb_data;
-}
-
 /* This is for global program preferences. */
 void
 gnc_options_dialog_destroy(GNCOptionWin * win)
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-options.h b/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-options.h
index 8c3890a785..010858a901 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-options.h
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/dialog-options.h
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ void gnc_options_dialog_set_close_cb (GNCOptionWin * win,
                                       GNCOptionWinCallback thunk,
                                       gpointer cb_data);
 
-void gnc_options_dialog_set_global_help_cb (GNCOptionWinCallback thunk,
-                                            gpointer cb_data);
-
 void gnc_options_dialog_build_contents (GNCOptionWin *win,
                                         GNCOptionDB  *odb);
 void gnc_options_dialog_build_contents_full (GNCOptionWin *win,
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c
index 00f8efe380..4b10742414 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome-utils/gnc-gnome-utils.c
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ const gchar *msg_no_help_reason =
     /* Translators: URI of missing help files */
 const gchar *msg_no_help_location = N_("Expected location");
 
-static void gnc_book_options_help_cb (GNCOptionWin *win, gpointer dat);
-
 void
 gnc_gnome_utils_init (void)
 {