diff --git a/backend/Makefile.in b/backend/Makefile.in
index b49553756..b62dc786c 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile.in
+++ b/backend/Makefile.in
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ DISTFILES = abaton.c abaton.conf abaton.h agfafocus.c agfafocus.conf \
   umax_pp_low.c umax_pp_low.h umax_pp_mid.c umax_pp_mid.h umax-scanner.c \
   umax-scanner.h umax-scsidef.h umax-uc1200s.c umax-uc1200se.c umax-uc1260.c \
   umax-uc630.c umax-uc840.c umax-ug630.c umax-ug80.c umax-usb.c v4l.c \
-  v4l.conf v4l-frequencies.h v4l-grab.h v4l.h
+  v4l.conf v4l-frequencies.h v4l.h
 
 
 .PHONY: all clean depend dist distclean install uninstall
diff --git a/backend/v4l-grab.h b/backend/v4l-grab.h
deleted file mode 100644
index cbdd417b4..000000000
--- a/backend/v4l-grab.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-#define VIDEO_RGB08          1	/* bt848 dithered */
-#define VIDEO_GRAY           2
-#define VIDEO_RGB15_LE       3	/* 15 bpp little endian */
-#define VIDEO_RGB16_LE       4	/* 16 bpp little endian */
-#define VIDEO_RGB15_BE       5	/* 15 bpp big endian */
-#define VIDEO_RGB16_BE       6	/* 16 bpp big endian */
-#define VIDEO_BGR24          7	/* bgrbgrbgrbgr (LE) */
-#define VIDEO_BGR32          8	/* bgr-bgr-bgr- (LE) */
-#define VIDEO_RGB24          9	/* rgbrgbrgbrgb (BE) */
-#define VIDEO_RGB32         10	/* -rgb-rgb-rgb (BE) */
-#define VIDEO_LUT2          11	/* lookup-table 2 byte depth */
-#define VIDEO_LUT4          12	/* lookup-table 4 byte depth */
-
-#define CAN_AUDIO_VOLUME     1
-
-#define TRAP(txt) fprintf(stderr,"%s:%d:%s\n",__FILE__,__LINE__,txt);exit(1);
-
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-struct STRTAB
-{
-  long nr;
-  char *str;
-};
-
-struct OVERLAY_CLIP
-{
-  int x1, x2, y1, y2;
-};
-
-struct GRABBER
-{
-  char *name;
-  int flags;
-  struct STRTAB *norms;
-  struct STRTAB *inputs;
-
-  int (*grab_open) (char *opt);
-  int (*grab_close) (void);
-
-  int (*grab_setupfb) (int sw, int sh, int format, void *base, int bpl);
-  int (*grab_overlay) (int x, int y, int width, int height, int format,
-		       struct OVERLAY_CLIP * oc, int count);
-
-  int (*grab_setparams) (int format, int *width, int *height,
-			 int *linelength);
-  void *(*grab_capture) (int single);
-  void (*grab_cleanup) (void);
-
-  int (*grab_tune) (unsigned long freq);
-  int (*grab_tuned) (void);
-  int (*grab_input) (int input, int norm);
-  int (*grab_picture) (int color, int bright, int hue, int contrast);
-  int (*grab_audio) (int mute, int volume, int *mode);
-};
-
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-extern int debug;
-extern int have_dga;
-
-extern char *device;
-extern int fd_grab;
-extern struct GRABBER *grabber;
-
-extern unsigned int format2depth[];
-extern unsigned char *format_desc[];
-
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-int grabber_open (int sw, int sh, void *base, int format, int width);
-int grabber_setparams (int format, int *width, int *height,
-		       int *linelength, int lut_valid);
-void *grabber_capture (void *dest, int dest_linelength, int single);