diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
index 79991bd36..4c7fea3e3 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ class fhandler_base
   /* Returns name used for /proc/<pid>/fd in buf. */
   virtual char *get_proc_fd_name (char *buf);
 
-  virtual void hclose (HANDLE h) {CloseHandle (h);}
   virtual void set_no_inheritance (HANDLE &, bool);
 
   /* fixup fd possibly non-inherited handles after fork */
@@ -623,8 +622,6 @@ class fhandler_socket: public fhandler_base
     return -1;
   }
 
-  void hclose (HANDLE) {close ();}
-
   void set_addr_family (int af) {addr_family = af;}
   int get_addr_family () {return addr_family;}
   void set_socket_type (int st) { type = st;}