diff --git a/src/mesa/main/api_arrayelt.c b/src/mesa/main/api_arrayelt.c
index 7e0bb54c410..474be186c30 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/api_arrayelt.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/api_arrayelt.c
@@ -1497,11 +1497,3 @@ _ae_ArrayElement(GLint elt)
 
    _mesa_vao_unmap_arrays(ctx, vao);
 }
-
-
-void
-_mesa_install_arrayelt_vtxfmt(struct _glapi_table *disp,
-                              const GLvertexformat *vfmt)
-{
-   SET_ArrayElement(disp, vfmt->ArrayElement);
-}
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/api_arrayelt.h b/src/mesa/main/api_arrayelt.h
index 6c2ece81134..b6d1a538dfe 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/api_arrayelt.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/api_arrayelt.h
@@ -35,9 +35,4 @@ struct _glapi_table;
 extern void _mesa_array_element(struct gl_context *ctx, GLint elt);
 extern void GLAPIENTRY _ae_ArrayElement( GLint elt );
 
-extern void
-_mesa_install_arrayelt_vtxfmt(struct _glapi_table *disp,
-                              const GLvertexformat *vfmt);
-
-
 #endif /* API_ARRAYELT_H */
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/vtxfmt.c b/src/mesa/main/vtxfmt.c
index d2e75d2b0c2..9d777d8cccf 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/vtxfmt.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/vtxfmt.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ install_vtxfmt(struct gl_context *ctx, struct _glapi_table *tab,
    }
 
    if (ctx->API == API_OPENGL_COMPAT) {
-      _mesa_install_arrayelt_vtxfmt(tab, vfmt);
+      SET_ArrayElement(tab, vfmt->ArrayElement);
       SET_Color3f(tab, vfmt->Color3f);
       SET_Color3fv(tab, vfmt->Color3fv);
       SET_Color4fv(tab, vfmt->Color4fv);