diff --git a/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp b/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
index 43060261..bfcf1128 100644
--- a/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 typedef SvgNode* (*FactoryMethod)(SvgLoaderData* loader, SvgNode* parent, const char* buf, unsigned bufLength);
 typedef SvgStyleGradient* (*GradientFactoryMethod)(SvgLoaderData* loader, const char* buf, unsigned bufLength);
-static void _freeNode(SvgNode* node);
 
 
 static char* _skipSpace(const char* str, const char* end)