diff --git a/plugins/in_calyptia_fleet/in_calyptia_fleet.c b/plugins/in_calyptia_fleet/in_calyptia_fleet.c
index 310c697ae18..ee2e5cfa0b7 100644
--- a/plugins/in_calyptia_fleet/in_calyptia_fleet.c
+++ b/plugins/in_calyptia_fleet/in_calyptia_fleet.c
@@ -127,29 +127,6 @@ static int is_link(const char *path) {
 static int is_link(const char *path) {
     return FLB_FALSE;
 }
-
-/* we include readlink just in case... and also so it can link. */
-ssize_t readlink(const char *path, char *realpath, size_t srealpath) {
-    HANDLE hFile;
-    DWORD ret;
-
-    hFile = CreateFile(path, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING,
-                       FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
-
-    if (hFile == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    ret = GetFinalPathNameByHandleA(hFile, realpath, srealpath, VOLUME_NAME_NT);
-
-    if (ret < srealpath) {
-        CloseHandle(hFile);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    CloseHandle(hFile);
-    return ret;
-}
 #endif
 
 
@@ -989,34 +966,6 @@ static int get_calyptia_fleet_id_by_name(struct flb_in_calyptia_fleet_config *ct
     return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef FLB_SYSTEM_WINDOWS
-#define link(a, b) CreateHardLinkA(b, a, 0)
-#define symlink(a, b) CreateSymLinkA(b, a, 0)
-
-ssize_t readlink(const char *path, char *realpath, size_t srealpath) {
-    HANDLE hFile;
-    DWORD ret;
-
-    hFile = CreateFile(path, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 
-                       FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
-
-    if (hFile == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    ret = GetFinalPathNameByHandleA(hFile, realpath, srealpath, VOLUME_NAME_NT);
-
-    if (ret < srealpath) {
-        CloseHandle(hFile);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    CloseHandle(hFile);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-#endif
-
 #ifdef FLB_SYSTEM_WINDOWS
 #define _mkdir(a, b) mkdir(a)
 #else