diff --git a/ewah/ewah_bitmap.c b/ewah/ewah_bitmap.c
index 017c677f98452d..d59b1afe3d6a83 100644
--- a/ewah/ewah_bitmap.c
+++ b/ewah/ewah_bitmap.c
@@ -276,6 +276,18 @@ void ewah_each_bit(struct ewah_bitmap *self, void (*callback)(size_t, void*), vo
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Clear all the bits in the bitmap. Does not free or resize
+ * memory.
+ */
+static void ewah_clear(struct ewah_bitmap *self)
+{
+	self->buffer_size = 1;
+	self->buffer[0] = 0;
+	self->bit_size = 0;
+	self->rlw = self->buffer;
+}
+
 struct ewah_bitmap *ewah_new(void)
 {
 	struct ewah_bitmap *self;
@@ -288,14 +300,6 @@ struct ewah_bitmap *ewah_new(void)
 	return self;
 }
 
-void ewah_clear(struct ewah_bitmap *self)
-{
-	self->buffer_size = 1;
-	self->buffer[0] = 0;
-	self->bit_size = 0;
-	self->rlw = self->buffer;
-}
-
 void ewah_free(struct ewah_bitmap *self)
 {
 	if (!self)
diff --git a/ewah/ewah_rlw.c b/ewah/ewah_rlw.c
index b9643b7d0f4420..5093d43e2f00e2 100644
--- a/ewah/ewah_rlw.c
+++ b/ewah/ewah_rlw.c
@@ -104,11 +104,3 @@ size_t rlwit_discharge(
 
 	return index;
 }
-
-void rlwit_discharge_empty(struct rlw_iterator *it, struct ewah_bitmap *out)
-{
-	while (rlwit_word_size(it) > 0) {
-		ewah_add_empty_words(out, 0, rlwit_word_size(it));
-		rlwit_discard_first_words(it, rlwit_word_size(it));
-	}
-}
diff --git a/ewah/ewok.h b/ewah/ewok.h
index 0c504f28e2a4f6..84b2a29faa0c57 100644
--- a/ewah/ewok.h
+++ b/ewah/ewok.h
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ void ewah_pool_free(struct ewah_bitmap *self);
  */
 struct ewah_bitmap *ewah_new(void);
 
-/**
- * Clear all the bits in the bitmap. Does not free or resize
- * memory.
- */
-void ewah_clear(struct ewah_bitmap *self);
-
 /**
  * Free all the memory of the bitmap
  */
diff --git a/ewah/ewok_rlw.h b/ewah/ewok_rlw.h
index bb3c6ff7e05c0e..7cdfdd0c020e37 100644
--- a/ewah/ewok_rlw.h
+++ b/ewah/ewok_rlw.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ void rlwit_init(struct rlw_iterator *it, struct ewah_bitmap *bitmap);
 void rlwit_discard_first_words(struct rlw_iterator *it, size_t x);
 size_t rlwit_discharge(
 	struct rlw_iterator *it, struct ewah_bitmap *out, size_t max, int negate);
-void rlwit_discharge_empty(struct rlw_iterator *it, struct ewah_bitmap *out);
 
 static inline size_t rlwit_word_size(struct rlw_iterator *it)
 {