diff --git a/examples/static-plugins/main.c b/examples/static-plugins/main.c
index a205b7834a..1917726f25 100644
--- a/examples/static-plugins/main.c
+++ b/examples/static-plugins/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <gst/gst.h>
-#include <gst/gstinitstaticplugins.h>
 
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -7,7 +6,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   GstElement *e;
 
   gst_init (&argc, &argv);
-  gst_init_static_plugins ();
 
   e = gst_element_factory_make ("identity", NULL);
   g_assert_nonnull (e);
diff --git a/gstinitstaticplugins.h b/gstinitstaticplugins.h
deleted file mode 100644
index bd6245e3b1..0000000000
--- a/gstinitstaticplugins.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 Collabora Ltd.
- *   Author: Xavier Claessens <xavier.claessens@collabora.com>
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation
- * version 2.1 of the License.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
- *
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <gst/gst.h>
-
-G_BEGIN_DECLS
-
-void gst_init_static_plugins (void);
-
-G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index aec7d52dc6..e519f306aa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ if get_option('default_library') == 'static'
                '@OUTPUT@',
                all_plugins_paths]
   )
-  install_headers('gstinitstaticplugins.h', subdir : 'gstreamer-1.0/gst')
 
   # Avoid a x264 link issue described here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-build/-/issues/108
   # Similar issue has been found with VLC: https://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2009-March/057640.html