diff --git a/src/kernel/messages.h b/src/kernel/messages.h
index ba441250d..7fa6996e2 100644
--- a/src/kernel/messages.h
+++ b/src/kernel/messages.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <util/message.h>
 
     struct faction;
-    struct msglevel;
 
     typedef struct mlist {
         struct mlist *next;
@@ -39,13 +38,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
     void free_messagelist(struct mlist *msgs);
 
-    typedef struct msglevel {
-        /* used to set specialized msg-levels */
-        struct msglevel *next;
-        const struct message_type *type;
-        int level;
-    } msglevel;
-
 #define MESSAGE_MISSING_IGNORE  0
 #define MESSAGE_MISSING_ERROR   1
 #define MESSAGE_MISSING_REPLACE 2