diff --git a/src/shared/bootspec.c b/src/shared/bootspec.c
index b088b04da0..3bd14d7372 100644
--- a/src/shared/bootspec.c
+++ b/src/shared/bootspec.c
@@ -1423,11 +1423,3 @@ found:
 
         return 0;
 }
-
-static const char* const boot_entry_type_table[_BOOT_ENTRY_MAX] = {
-        [BOOT_ENTRY_CONF] = "conf",
-        [BOOT_ENTRY_UNIFIED] = "unified",
-        [BOOT_ENTRY_LOADER] = "loader",
-};
-
-DEFINE_STRING_TABLE_LOOKUP(boot_entry_type, BootEntryType);
diff --git a/src/shared/bootspec.h b/src/shared/bootspec.h
index 45e1fc37c6..b35eaf1110 100644
--- a/src/shared/bootspec.h
+++ b/src/shared/bootspec.h
@@ -79,6 +79,3 @@ static inline const char* boot_entry_title(const BootEntry *entry) {
 
 int find_esp_and_warn(const char *path, bool unprivileged_mode, char **ret_path, uint32_t *ret_part, uint64_t *ret_pstart, uint64_t *ret_psize, sd_id128_t *ret_uuid);
 int find_xbootldr_and_warn(const char *path, bool unprivileged_mode, char **ret_path,sd_id128_t *ret_uuid);
-
-const char* boot_entry_type_to_string(BootEntryType t) _const_;
-BootEntryType boot_entry_type_from_string(const char *s) _pure_;