diff --git a/nsock/src/error.c b/nsock/src/error.c
index 716223135..73e226d22 100644
--- a/nsock/src/error.c
+++ b/nsock/src/error.c
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
 
 #include "error.h"
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
 void fatal(char *fmt, ...) {
   va_list ap;
 
@@ -84,15 +88,3 @@ void pfatal(char *fmt, ...) {
   exit(1);
 }
 
-void gh_perror(char *err, ...) {
-  va_list ap;
-
-  va_start(ap, err);
-  fflush(stdout);
-  vfprintf(stderr, err, ap);
-  va_end(ap);
-
-  perror(" ");
-  fflush(stderr);
-}
-
diff --git a/nsock/src/error.h b/nsock/src/error.h
index 0cf05af64..20734c147 100644
--- a/nsock/src/error.h
+++ b/nsock/src/error.h
@@ -59,22 +59,6 @@
 #ifndef ERROR_H
 #define ERROR_H
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "nsock_config.h"
-#include "nbase_config.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef WIN32
-#include "nbase_winconfig.h"
-#endif
-
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#if HAVE_UNISTD_H
-#include <unistd.h>
-#endif
-
 void fatal(char *fmt, ...)
   __attribute__ ((noreturn))
   __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
@@ -83,7 +67,4 @@ void pfatal(char *fmt, ...)
   __attribute__ ((noreturn))
   __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 
-void gh_perror(char *err, ...);
-
 #endif /* ERROR_H */
-