diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/core.h b/src/hci/mucurses/core.h
index 08df8f8d..9a8797af 100644
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/core.h
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/core.h
@@ -10,15 +10,6 @@
 #define WRAP 0
 #define NOWRAP 1
 
-unsigned short _COLS;
-unsigned short _LINES;
-unsigned short _COLOURS;
-unsigned int *_COLOUR_PAIRS; /* basically this is an array, but as its
-			       length is determined only when initscr
-			       is run, I can only think to make it a
-			       pointer and malloc the array into being
-			       ... */
-
 void _wputch ( WINDOW *win, chtype ch, int wrap );
 void _wputchstr ( WINDOW *win, const chtype *chstr, int wrap, int n );
 void _wputstr ( WINDOW *win, const char *str, int wrap, int n );