diff --git a/include/cantera/clib/ct.h b/include/cantera/clib/ct.h
index 81f7f92d6..f780e61b0 100644
--- a/include/cantera/clib/ct.h
+++ b/include/cantera/clib/ct.h
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ extern "C" {
                                          const double* state2, double delta, double* fluxes);
 
     CANTERA_CAPI int getCanteraError(int buflen, char* buf);
-    CANTERA_CAPI int showCanteraErrors();
     CANTERA_CAPI int setLogWriter(void* logger);
     CANTERA_CAPI int addCanteraDirectory(size_t buflen, const char* buf);
     CANTERA_CAPI int ct_getDataDirectories(int buflen, char* buf, const char* sep);
diff --git a/src/clib/ct.cpp b/src/clib/ct.cpp
index 0f888cd7d..8affdc6ff 100644
--- a/src/clib/ct.cpp
+++ b/src/clib/ct.cpp
@@ -1400,16 +1400,6 @@ extern "C" {
         }
     }
 
-    int showCanteraErrors()
-    {
-        try {
-            showErrors();
-            return 0;
-        } catch (...) {
-            return handleAllExceptions(-1, ERR);
-        }
-    }
-
     int addCanteraDirectory(size_t buflen, const char* buf)
     {
         try {