diff --git a/include/ptycon/ptycon.h b/include/ptycon/ptycon.h
index d8f2275..e6ef22f 100644
--- a/include/ptycon/ptycon.h
+++ b/include/ptycon/ptycon.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ ptyc_api				const struct ptyc_source_version * ptyc_source_version(void);
 
 /* driver api */
 ptyc_api int  ptyc_get_driver_ctx	(char ** argv, char ** envp, uint32_t flags, struct ptyc_driver_ctx **);
-ptyc_api int  ptyc_create_driver_ctx	(const struct ptyc_common_ctx *, struct ptyc_driver_ctx **);
 ptyc_api void ptyc_free_driver_ctx	(struct ptyc_driver_ctx *);
 
 /* pty api */
diff --git a/src/driver/ptyc_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/ptyc_driver_ctx.c
index 2867000..dd66b76 100644
--- a/src/driver/ptyc_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/ptyc_driver_ctx.c
@@ -349,35 +349,6 @@ int ptyc_get_driver_ctx(
 	return PTYC_OK;
 }
 
-int ptyc_create_driver_ctx(
-	const struct ptyc_common_ctx *	cctx,
-	struct ptyc_driver_ctx **	pctx)
-{
-	const struct argv_option *	optv[PTYC_OPTV_ELEMENTS];
-	struct argv_meta *		meta;
-	struct ptyc_driver_ctx_impl *	ctx;
-	char *				argv[] = {"ptycon_driver",0};
-
-	if (ptyc_init())
-		return -1;
-
-	if (ptyc_vtbl_init())
-		return -1;
-
-	argv_optv_init(ptyc_default_options,optv);
-
-	if (!(meta = argv_get(argv,optv,0,STDERR_FILENO)))
-		return -1;
-
-	if (!(ctx = ptyc_driver_ctx_alloc(meta,cctx,0)))
-		return ptyc_get_driver_ctx_fail(0);
-
-	ctx->ctx.cctx = &ctx->cctx;
-	memcpy(&ctx->cctx,cctx,sizeof(*cctx));
-	*pctx = &ctx->ctx;
-	return PTYC_OK;
-}
-
 static void ptyc_free_driver_ctx_impl(struct ptyc_driver_ctx_alloc * ictx)
 {
 	ptyc_free_pty(&ictx->ctx.ctx);