diff --git a/lisp/ob-ref.el b/lisp/ob-ref.el
index aa718b305..97eadacfb 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-ref.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-ref.el
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 (declare-function org-remove-if-not "org" (predicate seq))
 (declare-function org-at-table-p "org" (&optional table-type))
 (declare-function org-count "org" (CL-ITEM CL-SEQ))
-(declare-function org-in-item-p "org-list" ())
 (declare-function org-at-item-p "org-list" ())
 
 (defvar org-babel-ref-split-regexp
diff --git a/lisp/ob.el b/lisp/ob.el
index b0b5fb6d7..c5bc006c8 100644
--- a/lisp/ob.el
+++ b/lisp/ob.el
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 (declare-function org-babel-ref-resolve "ob-ref" (ref))
 (declare-function org-babel-lob-execute-maybe "ob-lob" ())
 (declare-function org-number-sequence "org-compat" (from &optional to inc))
-(declare-function org-in-item-p "org-list" ())
 (declare-function org-at-item-p "org-list" ())
 (declare-function org-list-parse-list "org-list" (&optional delete))
 (declare-function org-list-to-generic "org-list" (LIST PARAMS))