diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 82a516a7..0f7c23a5 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ EXTRA_HFILES=
 
 IGNORE_VIPS_INCLUDE = \
 	almostdeprecated.h \
-	cimg_funcs.h \
 	deprecated.h \
 	vips7compat.h \
 	dispatch.h \
diff --git a/libvips/include/vips/Makefile.am b/libvips/include/vips/Makefile.am
index f82e69ea..846248f1 100644
--- a/libvips/include/vips/Makefile.am
+++ b/libvips/include/vips/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ pkginclude_HEADERS = \
 	mosaicing.h \
 	create.h \
 	video.h \
-	cimg_funcs.h \
 	object.h \
 	private.h \
 	rect.h \
diff --git a/libvips/include/vips/cimg_funcs.h b/libvips/include/vips/cimg_funcs.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6dd0489c..00000000
--- a/libvips/include/vips/cimg_funcs.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/* cimg_funcs.h
- *
- * 20/9/09
- * 	- from proto.h
- */
-
-/*
-
-    This file is part of VIPS.
-    
-    VIPS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
-    02110-1301  USA
-
- */
-
-/*
-
-    These files are distributed with VIPS - http://www.vips.ecs.soton.ac.uk
-
- */
-
-#ifndef IM_CIMG_FUNCS_H
-#define IM_CIMG_FUNCS_H
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif /*__cplusplus*/
-
-#include <vips/vips.h>
-
-int vips_gmic( VipsImage **in, VipsImage **out, int n, 
-	int padding, double x_scale, double y_scale, const char *command, ... )
-	__attribute__((sentinel));
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif /*__cplusplus*/
-
-#endif /*IM_CIMG_FUNCS_H*/
diff --git a/libvips/include/vips/vips.h b/libvips/include/vips/vips.h
index 4c161c43..efb5bc1f 100644
--- a/libvips/include/vips/vips.h
+++ b/libvips/include/vips/vips.h
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <vips/draw.h>
 #include <vips/create.h>
 #include <vips/video.h>
-#include <vips/cimg_funcs.h>
 
 /* We can't use _ here since this will be compiled by our clients and they may
  * not have _().
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 87cbcb90..f6c21b61 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ cplusplus/include/vips/VInterpolate8.h
 libvips/include/vips/arithmetic.h
 libvips/include/vips/basic.h
 libvips/include/vips/buf.h
-libvips/include/vips/cimg_funcs.h
 libvips/include/vips/colour.h
 libvips/include/vips/connection.h
 libvips/include/vips/conversion.h