diff --git a/matalloc.c b/matalloc.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ae6e48d1..00000000
--- a/matalloc.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include "matalloc.h"
-
-double **dmatalloc(int m, int n) 
-{
-  double **ret = malloc(m*sizeof *ret);			
-  ret[0] = malloc(m*n*sizeof *ret[0]);			
-  int i;
-  for (i=1; i<m; ++i) {
-    ret[i] = ret[i-1]+n*sizeof *ret[0];
-  }
-  return ret;
-}
-
-int **imatalloc(int m, int n) 
-{
-  int **ret = malloc(m*sizeof *ret);			
-  ret[0] = malloc(m*n*sizeof *ret[0]);			
-  int i;
-  for (i=1; i<m; ++i) {
-    ret[i] = ret[i-1]+n*sizeof *ret[0];
-  }
-  return ret;
-}
diff --git a/matalloc.h b/matalloc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 69825f2b..00000000
--- a/matalloc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef MATALLOC_H_
-#define MATALLOC_H
-
-double **dmatalloc(int m, int n);
-int **imatalloc(int m, int n);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/uniquepoints.c b/uniquepoints.c
index ac9ffeb8..5bab33f1 100644
--- a/uniquepoints.c
+++ b/uniquepoints.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ along with OpenRS.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "sparsetable.h"
 #include "preprocess.h"
 #include "uniquepoints.h"
-#include "matalloc.h"
 
 #define min(i,j) ((i)<(j) ? (i) : (j))
 #define max(i,j) ((i)>(j) ? (i) : (j))