diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 3d9d53185..1edea1e92 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-2000-05-14  Andrew V. Samoilov  <sav@bcs.zp.ua>
+2001-05-14  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
+
+	* util.h: Remove declarations of some functions defined in
+	background.c.
+
+2001-05-14  Andrew V. Samoilov  <sav@bcs.zp.ua>
 
 	* background.c (real_message_1s, message_1s): third parameter is
 	  used by message () as printf pattern, so "%s" has to be added
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 714771905..a18c28530 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -173,12 +173,6 @@ void execute_hooks (Hook *hook_list);
 void delete_hook (Hook **hook_list, void (*hook_fn)(void *));
 int hook_present (Hook *hook_list, void (*hook_fn)(void *));
 
-/* message stubs: used by those routines that may output something during the panel_operate process */
-void message_1s (int flags, char *title, char *str1);
-void message_2s (int flags, char *title, char *str1, char *str2);
-void message_3s (int flags, char *title, char *str1, char *str2, const char *str3);
-void message_1s1d (int flags, char *title, char *str, int d);
-void tell_parent (int msg);
 int max_open_files (void);
 
 #ifdef OS2_NT