diff --git a/src/link.c b/src/link.c
index 9234cb8..9f3f082 100644
--- a/src/link.c
+++ b/src/link.c
@@ -134,35 +134,6 @@ error_toobig:
     return -1;
 }
 
-int skipstone_link_send_message(skipstone_link *link,
-        skipstone_message *message, uint16_t id) {
-    void *buf;
-    uint16_t size = skipstone_message_size(message);
-
-    if ((buf = malloc(size)) == NULL) {
-        goto error_malloc_size;
-    }
-
-    if (skipstone_message_pack(message, buf) < 0) {
-        goto error_message_pack;
-    }
-
-    if (skipstone_link_send(link, buf, size, id) < 0) {
-        goto error_link_send;
-    }
-
-    free(buf);
-
-    return 0;
-
-error_link_send:
-error_message_pack:
-    free(buf);
-
-error_malloc_size:
-    return -1;
-}
-
 int skipstone_link_recv(skipstone_link *link, void *buf, uint16_t *size, uint16_t *id) {
     skipstone_message_header header;
 
diff --git a/src/link.c-e b/src/link.c-e
index 9234cb8..9f3f082 100644
--- a/src/link.c-e
+++ b/src/link.c-e
@@ -134,35 +134,6 @@ error_toobig:
     return -1;
 }
 
-int skipstone_link_send_message(skipstone_link *link,
-        skipstone_message *message, uint16_t id) {
-    void *buf;
-    uint16_t size = skipstone_message_size(message);
-
-    if ((buf = malloc(size)) == NULL) {
-        goto error_malloc_size;
-    }
-
-    if (skipstone_message_pack(message, buf) < 0) {
-        goto error_message_pack;
-    }
-
-    if (skipstone_link_send(link, buf, size, id) < 0) {
-        goto error_link_send;
-    }
-
-    free(buf);
-
-    return 0;
-
-error_link_send:
-error_message_pack:
-    free(buf);
-
-error_malloc_size:
-    return -1;
-}
-
 int skipstone_link_recv(skipstone_link *link, void *buf, uint16_t *size, uint16_t *id) {
     skipstone_message_header header;