diff --git a/rts/RtsSignals.h b/rts/RtsSignals.h
index d4176034e3bd..b0add6727de6 100644
--- a/rts/RtsSignals.h
+++ b/rts/RtsSignals.h
@@ -51,14 +51,6 @@ void freeSignalHandlers(void);
  */
 void awaitUserSignals(void);
 
-/*
- * Function: markSignalHandlers()
- *
- * Evacuate the handler queue. _Assumes_ that console event delivery
- * has already been blocked.
- */
-void markSignalHandlers (evac_fn evac, void *user);
-
 #include "EndPrivate.h"
 
 #endif /* RTS_USER_SIGNALS */
diff --git a/rts/posix/Signals.c b/rts/posix/Signals.c
index cf45019d95cd..4cd1e386cc1d 100644
--- a/rts/posix/Signals.c
+++ b/rts/posix/Signals.c
@@ -488,16 +488,6 @@ startSignalHandlers(Capability *cap)
 }
 #endif
 
-/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Mark signal handlers during GC.
- * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-void
-markSignalHandlers (evac_fn evac STG_UNUSED, void *user STG_UNUSED)
-{
-    // nothing to do
-}
-
 #else /* !RTS_USER_SIGNALS */
 StgInt
 stg_sig_install(StgInt sig STG_UNUSED,
diff --git a/rts/sm/GC.c b/rts/sm/GC.c
index e52400e16e76..cadf55785caf 100644
--- a/rts/sm/GC.c
+++ b/rts/sm/GC.c
@@ -402,11 +402,6 @@ GarbageCollect (uint32_t collect_gen,
 
   markScheduler(mark_root, gct);
 
-#if defined(RTS_USER_SIGNALS)
-  // mark the signal handlers (signals should be already blocked)
-  markSignalHandlers(mark_root, gct);
-#endif
-
   // Mark the weak pointer list, and prepare to detect dead weak pointers.
   markWeakPtrList();
   initWeakForGC();
diff --git a/rts/win32/ConsoleHandler.c b/rts/win32/ConsoleHandler.c
index 88c4a61912d0..545a76a004db 100644
--- a/rts/win32/ConsoleHandler.c
+++ b/rts/win32/ConsoleHandler.c
@@ -199,18 +199,6 @@ void startSignalHandlers(Capability *cap)
 }
 #endif /* !THREADED_RTS */
 
-/*
- * Function: markSignalHandlers()
- *
- * Evacuate the handler stack. _Assumes_ that console event delivery
- * has already been blocked.
- */
-void markSignalHandlers (evac_fn evac STG_UNUSED, void *user STG_UNUSED)
-{
-    // nothing to mark; the console handler is a StablePtr which is
-    // already treated as a root by the GC.
-}
-
 
 /*
  * Function: generic_handler()