diff --git a/src/lib/ector/ector_private.h b/src/lib/ector/ector_private.h
index 03d656454d..f1dbd2d1a4 100644
--- a/src/lib/ector/ector_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/ector/ector_private.h
@@ -42,24 +42,6 @@ extern int _ector_log_dom_global;
 
 /* The following macro are internal to Ector only at this stage */
 
-static inline Eo *
-_efl_refplace(Eo **d, const Eo *s)
-{
-   Eo *tmp = *d;
-   *d = efl_ref(s);
-   if (tmp) efl_unref(tmp);
-   return *d;
-}
-
-static inline Eo *
-_efl_xrefplace(Eo **d, Eo *s, const Eo *ref_obj)
-{
-   Eo *tmp = *d;
-   *d = efl_xref(s, ref_obj);
-   if (tmp) efl_xunref(tmp, ref_obj);
-   return *d;
-}
-
 typedef struct _Ector_Renderer_Data Ector_Renderer_Data;
 typedef struct _Ector_Renderer_Gradient_Data Ector_Renderer_Gradient_Data;
 typedef struct _Ector_Renderer_Gradient_Linear_Data Ector_Renderer_Gradient_Linear_Data;