diff --git a/dtc-parser.y b/dtc-parser.y
index ade5dea..b2c45cd 100644
--- a/dtc-parser.y
+++ b/dtc-parser.y
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ propdef:	label DT_PROPNAME '=' propdata ';' {
 			$$ = build_property($2, $4, $1);
 		}
 	|	label DT_PROPNAME ';' {
-			$$ = build_empty_property($2, $1);
+			$$ = build_property($2, empty_data, $1);
 		}
 	;
 
diff --git a/dtc.h b/dtc.h
index 0a190d8..27a4852 100644
--- a/dtc.h
+++ b/dtc.h
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ struct node {
 	for ((c) = (n)->children; (c); (c) = (c)->next_sibling)
 
 struct property *build_property(char *name, struct data val, char *label);
-struct property *build_empty_property(char *name, char *label);
 struct property *chain_property(struct property *first, struct property *list);
 
 struct node *build_node(struct property *proplist, struct node *children);
diff --git a/livetree.c b/livetree.c
index 93387c4..6318689 100644
--- a/livetree.c
+++ b/livetree.c
@@ -38,19 +38,6 @@ struct property *build_property(char *name, struct data val, char *label)
 	return new;
 }
 
-struct property *build_empty_property(char *name, char *label)
-{
-	struct property *new = xmalloc(sizeof(*new));
-
-	new->name = name;
-	new->val = empty_data;
-	new->next = NULL;
-
-	new->label = label;
-
-	return new;
-}
-
 struct property *chain_property(struct property *first, struct property *list)
 {
 	assert(first->next == NULL);