diff --git a/include/ntfs-3g/misc.h b/include/ntfs-3g/misc.h
index 369d0013..67cc1eb6 100644
--- a/include/ntfs-3g/misc.h
+++ b/include/ntfs-3g/misc.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 void *ntfs_calloc(size_t size);
 void *ntfs_malloc(size_t size);
-void ntfs_free(const void *ptr); /* JPA please do not remove the 'const' */
 
 #endif /* _NTFS_MISC_H_ */