diff --git a/file_list.c b/file_list.c
index 838e632194..423e429897 100644
--- a/file_list.c
+++ b/file_list.c
@@ -220,18 +220,6 @@ void file_list_get_at_offset(const file_list_t *list, size_t index,
       *file_type = list->list[index].type;
 }
 
-bool file_list_get_previous_stack(const file_list_t *list,
-      const char **path, const char **label,
-      unsigned *file_type)
-{
-   if (list->size > 1)
-   {
-      file_list_get_at_offset(list, list->size - 2, path, label, file_type);
-      return true;
-   }
-   return false;
-}
-
 void file_list_get_last(const file_list_t *list,
       const char **path, const char **label,
       unsigned *file_type)
diff --git a/file_list.h b/file_list.h
index 50151788c5..875a429eb4 100644
--- a/file_list.h
+++ b/file_list.h
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ void file_list_push(file_list_t *userdata, const char *path,
 void file_list_pop(file_list_t *list, size_t *directory_ptr);
 void file_list_clear(file_list_t *list);
 
-bool file_list_get_previous_stack(const file_list_t *list,
-      const char **path, const char **label,
-      unsigned *file_type);
-
 void file_list_get_last(const file_list_t *list,
       const char **path, const char **label,
       unsigned *type);