diff --git a/src/eloop.c b/src/eloop.c
index 962c118..7f06cda 100644
--- a/src/eloop.c
+++ b/src/eloop.c
@@ -811,11 +811,3 @@ int ev_eloop_dispatch(struct ev_eloop *loop, int timeout)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int ev_eloop_get_fd(struct ev_eloop *loop)
-{
-	if (!loop)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return loop->efd;
-}
diff --git a/src/eloop.h b/src/eloop.h
index a8a2b64..9e8287c 100644
--- a/src/eloop.h
+++ b/src/eloop.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Event Loop
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2011 David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@googlemail.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2012 David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@googlemail.com>
  * Copyright (c) 2011 University of Tuebingen
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ int ev_eloop_new(struct ev_eloop **out);
 void ev_eloop_ref(struct ev_eloop *loop);
 void ev_eloop_unref(struct ev_eloop *loop);
 
-int ev_eloop_get_fd(struct ev_eloop *loop);
 int ev_eloop_dispatch(struct ev_eloop *loop, int timeout);
 
 /* eloop sources */