diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
index 575204fe3..0d67e72dc 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
@@ -4073,16 +4073,3 @@ dirname (char *path)
     strcpy (bs, ".");
   return buf;
 }
-
-muto path_uglification::locker;
-
-path_uglification::~path_uglification ()
-{
-  if (locker.ismine ())
-    locker.release ();
-}
-
-win_path::win_path (const char *_path)
-{
-  path = _path;
-}