diff --git a/libmpcodecs/dec_video.c b/libmpcodecs/dec_video.c
index 177fa2eefb..b29c01aba4 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/dec_video.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/dec_video.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void vfm_help(void){
 	    mpcodecs_vd_drivers[i]->info->comment);
 }
 
-int init_video(sh_video_t *sh_video,char* codecname,char* vfm,int status){
+static int init_video(sh_video_t *sh_video,char* codecname,char* vfm,int status){
     int force = 0;
     unsigned int orig_fourcc=sh_video->bih?sh_video->bih->biCompression:0;
     sh_video->codec=NULL;
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/dec_video.h b/libmpcodecs/dec_video.h
index 791992b578..cb5ac8b651 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/dec_video.h
+++ b/libmpcodecs/dec_video.h
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 extern void vfm_help(void);
 
 extern int init_best_video_codec(sh_video_t *sh_video,char** video_codec_list,char** video_fm_list);
-
-//extern int init_video(sh_video_t *sh_video, int *pitches);
-extern int init_video(sh_video_t *sh_video,char* codecname,char* vfm,int status);
 extern void uninit_video(sh_video_t *sh_video);
 
 extern void *decode_video(sh_video_t *sh_video,unsigned char *start,int in_size,int drop_frame, double pts);