diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index 3492f192aa..e488b556d2 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -1245,42 +1245,6 @@ iter_unlock(VALUE ary)
     return ary;
 }
 
-VALUE
-each_internal(VALUE ary)
-{
-    long i;
-
-    for (i=0; i<RARRAY_LEN(ary); i++) {
-	rb_yield(RARRAY_PTR(ary)[i]);
-    }
-    return ary;
-}
-
-static VALUE
-iter_unlock(VALUE ary)
-{
-    FL_UNSET(ary, ARY_TMPLOCK);
-    return ary;
-}
-
-VALUE
-each_internal(VALUE ary)
-{
-    long i;
-
-    for (i=0; i<RARRAY_LEN(ary); i++) {
-	rb_yield(RARRAY_PTR(ary)[i]);
-    }
-    return ary;
-}
-
-static VALUE
-iter_unlock(VALUE ary)
-{
-    FL_UNSET(ary, ARY_TMPLOCK);
-    return ary;
-}
-
 /*
  *  call-seq:
  *     array.each {|item| block }   ->   array