diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index df4a95e4..723c299c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	cayman_reg.h \
 	cayman_reg_auto.h \
 	cayman_shader.h \
-	compat-api.h \
 	ati.h \
 	ativersion.h \
 	bicubic_table.h \
diff --git a/src/compat-api.h b/src/compat-api.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3866a3f8..00000000
--- a/src/compat-api.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
- * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
- * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
- * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
- * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
- * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
- * Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
- * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
- * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- *
- * Author: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>
- */
-
-#ifndef COMPAT_API_H
-#define COMPAT_API_H
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/radeon.h b/src/radeon.h
index dfbdd0e2..37302cb9 100644
--- a/src/radeon.h
+++ b/src/radeon.h
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@
 #include "picturestr.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "compat-api.h"
-
 #include "simple_list.h"
 #include "atipcirename.h"
 
diff --git a/src/radeon_probe.h b/src/radeon_probe.h
index 7cb29b91..75f1e76b 100644
--- a/src/radeon_probe.h
+++ b/src/radeon_probe.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include "xf86platformBus.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "compat-api.h"
 #include "exa.h"
 
 extern DriverRec RADEON;
diff --git a/src/radeon_xvmc.c b/src/radeon_xvmc.c
index 941efe8d..70b28ba7 100644
--- a/src/radeon_xvmc.c
+++ b/src/radeon_xvmc.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #include <xf86.h>
 #include "radeon_video.h"
-#include "compat-api.h"
 
 #include <X11/extensions/Xv.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/XvMC.h>