diff --git a/ddmd/lexer.d b/ddmd/lexer.d
index fa009f68a3..7b547c1d9e 100644
--- a/ddmd/lexer.d
+++ b/ddmd/lexer.d
@@ -28,16 +28,6 @@ import ddmd.root.stringtable;
 import ddmd.tokens;
 import ddmd.utf;
 
-version(IN_LLVM)
-{
-    // Provide extern C++ function for LDC to initializer Lexer (no C++-header available)
-    extern (C++) void Lexer_initLexer()
-    {
-        Lexer.initLexer();
-    }
-
-}
-
 enum LS = 0x2028;       // UTF line separator
 enum PS = 0x2029;       // UTF paragraph separator
 
diff --git a/driver/main.cpp b/driver/main.cpp
index 3c1dc29e2f..d48429f0f0 100644
--- a/driver/main.cpp
+++ b/driver/main.cpp
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ int rt_init();
 // in traits.c
 void initTraitsStringTable();
 
-// In ddmd/lexer.d
-void Lexer_initLexer();
-
 // In ddmd/doc.d
 void gendocfile(Module *m);
 
@@ -1015,7 +1012,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   }
 
   // Initialization
-  Lexer_initLexer();
   Type::_init();
   Id::initialize();
   Module::_init();