diff --git a/src/check-symfile.pl b/src/check-symfile.pl
index 454fed3260..c0b7ec7573 100755
--- a/src/check-symfile.pl
+++ b/src/check-symfile.pl
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ die "syntax: $0 SYMFILE ELFLIB(S)" unless int(@ARGV) >= 2;
 my $symfile = shift @ARGV;
 my @elflibs = @ARGV;
 
-my @wantsyms;
+my %wantsyms;
 my %gotsyms;
 
+my $ret = 0;
+
 open SYMFILE, $symfile or die "cannot read $symfile: $!";
 
 while (<SYMFILE>) {
@@ -21,7 +23,12 @@ while (<SYMFILE>) {
 
     die "malformed line $_" unless /^\s*(\S+);$/;
 
-    push @wantsyms, $1;
+    if (exists $wantsyms{$1}) {
+	print STDERR "Symbol $1 is listed twice\n";
+	$ret = 1;
+    } else {
+	$wantsyms{$1} = 1;
+    }
 }
 close SYMFILE;
 
@@ -37,8 +44,6 @@ foreach my $elflib (@elflibs) {
     close NM;
 }
 
-my $ret = 0;
-
 foreach my $sym (@wantsyms) {
     next if exists $gotsyms{$sym};
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index abfee47afc..9971befdd2 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -1178,8 +1178,6 @@ virDirCreate;
 virDoubleToStr;
 virEnumFromString;
 virEnumToString;
-virEventAddHandle;
-virEventRemoveHandle;
 virFileAbsPath;
 virFileAccessibleAs;
 virFileBuildPath;