diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend.h b/src/storage/storage_backend.h
index 1c7ad1e72d..5314411ed3 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend.h
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend.h
@@ -207,9 +207,6 @@ typedef int
 (*virStorageFileBackendStat)(virStorageFilePtr file,
                              struct stat *st);
 
-typedef struct _virStorageFileBackend virStorageFileBackend;
-typedef virStorageFileBackend *virStorageFileBackendPtr;
-
 virStorageFileBackendPtr virStorageFileBackendForType(int type, int protocol);
 
 struct _virStorageFileBackend {