diff --git a/locale/+linux.ha b/locale/+linux.ha
index b2ba881..fea8a72 100644
--- a/locale/+linux.ha
+++ b/locale/+linux.ha
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ export fn get_time() locale = get_locale("LC_TIME");
 // overwritten later, so use [[dup]] to extend its lifetime.
 export fn get_messages() locale = get_locale("LC_MESSAGES");
 
-fn get_language() []locale;
-
 fn get_locale(var: str) locale =
 	match (get_locale_no_fallback(var)) {
 	case let local: locale => yield local;