diff --git a/include/cyclone/runtime.h b/include/cyclone/runtime.h
index 948b046d..f1dfc1ca 100644
--- a/include/cyclone/runtime.h
+++ b/include/cyclone/runtime.h
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ extern object Cyc_exception_handler_stack;
 
 object Cyc_default_exception_handler(void *data, int argc, closure _, object err);
 object Cyc_current_exception_handler(void *data);
-object Cyc_current_exception_handler2(void *data); // TODO: this is temporary, will consolidate with above function
 void Cyc_rt_raise(void *data, object err);
 void Cyc_rt_raise2(void *data, const char *msg, object err);
 void Cyc_rt_raise_msg(void *data, const char *err);
diff --git a/runtime.c b/runtime.c
index 40847f30..b530b54c 100644
--- a/runtime.c
+++ b/runtime.c
@@ -371,9 +371,6 @@ object Cyc_default_exception_handler(void *data, int argc, closure _, object err
     return nil;
 }
 
-object Cyc_current_exception_handler2(void *data) {
-  return Cyc_current_exception_handler(data);
-}
 object Cyc_current_exception_handler(void *data) {
   if (nullp(Cyc_exception_handler_stack)) {
     return primitive_Cyc_91default_91exception_91handler;