diff --git a/include/mbgl/util/uv.hpp b/include/mbgl/util/uv.hpp
index 3c533cfbf..a4252e5cb 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/util/uv.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/util/uv.hpp
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ namespace uv {
 
 std::string cwd();
 
-struct deleter {
-    void operator()(uv_async_t *async);
-    void operator()(uv_timer_t *timer);
-};
-
 class thread;
 class rwlock;
 class loop;
diff --git a/src/util/uv.cpp b/src/util/uv.cpp
index 03a885d30..7aa5bad0c 100644
--- a/src/util/uv.cpp
+++ b/src/util/uv.cpp
@@ -22,16 +22,4 @@ std::string cwd() {
 #endif
 }
 
-void deleter::operator()(uv_async_t *async) {
-    uv_close((uv_handle_t *)async, [](uv_handle_t *handle) {
-        delete (uv_async_t *)handle;
-    });
-}
-
-void deleter::operator()(uv_timer_t *timer) {
-    uv_close((uv_handle_t *)timer, [](uv_handle_t *handle) {
-        delete (uv_timer_t *)handle;
-    });
-}
-
 }