diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-vpn.h b/libnm-util/nm-setting-vpn.h
index bb203560f9..6ff1928684 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-vpn.h
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-vpn.h
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ typedef struct {
 } NMSettingVPNClass;
 
 typedef void (*NMVPNIterFunc) (const char *key, const char *value, gpointer user_data);
-/* For backward compatibility */
-typedef NMVPNIterFunc VPNIterFunc;
 
 GType nm_setting_vpn_get_type (void);