diff --git a/include/libssh/buffer.h b/include/libssh/buffer.h
index 656db958..8134478f 100644
--- a/include/libssh/buffer.h
+++ b/include/libssh/buffer.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ struct ssh_buffer_struct {
 #define SSH_BUFFER_PACK_END ((uint32_t) 0x4f65feb3)
 
 LIBSSH_API void ssh_buffer_free(ssh_buffer buffer);
-LIBSSH_API void *ssh_buffer_get_begin(ssh_buffer buffer);
 LIBSSH_API ssh_buffer ssh_buffer_new(void);
 void ssh_buffer_set_secure(ssh_buffer buffer);
 int ssh_buffer_add_ssh_string(ssh_buffer buffer, ssh_string string);
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index fe6ef8fc..7c485e75 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -434,23 +434,6 @@ int ssh_buffer_add_buffer(struct ssh_buffer_struct *buffer,
     return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief Get a pointer on the head of a buffer.
- *
- * @param[in]  buffer   The buffer to get the head pointer.
- *
- * @return              A data pointer on the head. It doesn't take the position
- *                      into account.
- *
- * @warning Don't expect data to be nul-terminated.
- *
- * @see ssh_buffer_get()
- * @see ssh_buffer_get_len()
- */
-void *ssh_buffer_get_begin(struct ssh_buffer_struct *buffer){
-  return buffer->data;
-}
-
 /**
  * @internal
  *