diff --git a/gas/config/obj-ieee.c b/gas/config/obj-ieee.c
index 27e6187d1a2..e4a39a62d7f 100644
--- a/gas/config/obj-ieee.c
+++ b/gas/config/obj-ieee.c
@@ -477,15 +477,6 @@ void cons ();
 void s_ignore ();
 
 
-/*
- *			stringer()
- *
- * We read 0 or more ',' seperated, double-quoted strings.
- *
- * Caller should have checked need_pass_2 is FALSE because we don't check it.
- */
-
-void stringer ();
 void s_globl ();
 const pseudo_typeS obj_pseudo_table[] =
 {
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-m88k.c b/gas/config/tc-m88k.c
index 949b0d55f0d..1ceffd634ae 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-m88k.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-m88k.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ const char EXP_CHARS[] = "eE";
 const char FLT_CHARS[] = "dDfF";
 
 extern void float_cons (), cons (), s_globl (), s_line (), s_space (),
-  s_set (), stringer (), s_lcomm ();
+  s_set (), s_lcomm ();
 static void s_file ();
 static void s_bss ();