diff --git a/btf_loader.c b/btf_loader.c
index a71cece..5957572 100644
--- a/btf_loader.c
+++ b/btf_loader.c
@@ -541,13 +541,6 @@ static void btf__cu_delete(struct cu *cu)
 	cu->priv = NULL;
 }
 
-static const char *btf__strings_ptr(const struct cu *cu, strings_t s)
-{
-        const char *str = btf__str_by_offset(cu->priv, s);
-
-        return str && str[0] == '\0' ? NULL : str;
-}
-
 static int libbpf_log(enum libbpf_print_level level, const char *format, va_list args)
 {
 	return vfprintf(stderr, format, args);
@@ -603,6 +596,5 @@ out_free:
 struct debug_fmt_ops btf__ops = {
 	.name		= "btf",
 	.load_file	= cus__load_btf,
-	.strings__ptr	= btf__strings_ptr,
 	.cu__delete	= btf__cu_delete,
 };
diff --git a/ctf_loader.c b/ctf_loader.c
index cae2bea..9aeeaa4 100644
--- a/ctf_loader.c
+++ b/ctf_loader.c
@@ -694,11 +694,6 @@ static void ctf__cu_delete(struct cu *cu)
 	cu->priv = NULL;
 }
 
-static const char *ctf__strings_ptr(const struct cu *cu, strings_t s)
-{
-	return ctf__string(cu->priv, s);
-}
-
 struct debug_fmt_ops ctf__ops;
 
 int ctf__load_file(struct cus *cus, struct conf_load *conf,
@@ -745,6 +740,5 @@ int ctf__load_file(struct cus *cus, struct conf_load *conf,
 struct debug_fmt_ops ctf__ops = {
 	.name		= "ctf",
 	.load_file	= ctf__load_file,
-	.strings__ptr	= ctf__strings_ptr,
 	.cu__delete	= ctf__cu_delete,
 };
diff --git a/dwarf_loader.c b/dwarf_loader.c
index 0eb9e00..04137a6 100644
--- a/dwarf_loader.c
+++ b/dwarf_loader.c
@@ -2280,12 +2280,6 @@ static unsigned long long dwarf_tag__orig_id(const struct tag *tag,
 	return cu->extra_dbg_info ? dtag->id : 0;
 }
 
-static const char *dwarf__strings_ptr(const struct cu *cu __maybe_unused,
-				      strings_t s)
-{
-	return s ? strings__ptr(strings, s) : NULL;
-}
-
 struct debug_fmt_ops dwarf__ops;
 
 static int die__process(Dwarf_Die *die, struct cu *cu)
@@ -2923,7 +2917,6 @@ struct debug_fmt_ops dwarf__ops = {
 	.init		     = dwarf__init,
 	.exit		     = dwarf__exit,
 	.load_file	     = dwarf__load_file,
-	.strings__ptr	     = dwarf__strings_ptr,
 	.tag__decl_file	     = dwarf_tag__decl_file,
 	.tag__decl_line	     = dwarf_tag__decl_line,
 	.tag__orig_id	     = dwarf_tag__orig_id,
diff --git a/dwarves.h b/dwarves.h
index 90e2f4d..db2c524 100644
--- a/dwarves.h
+++ b/dwarves.h
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ struct debug_fmt_ops {
 					   const struct cu *cu);
 	void		   (*tag__free_orig_info)(struct tag *tag,
 						  struct cu *cu);
-	const char	   *(*strings__ptr)(const struct cu *cu, strings_t s);
 	void		   (*cu__delete)(struct cu *cu);
 	bool		   has_alignment_info;
 };