diff --git a/src/_imaging.c b/src/_imaging.c
index 2a7bc8d3f..2e8c8b0ad 100644
--- a/src/_imaging.c
+++ b/src/_imaging.c
@@ -369,11 +369,6 @@ ImagingError_ValueError(const char *message) {
     return NULL;
 }
 
-void
-ImagingError_Clear(void) {
-    PyErr_Clear();
-}
-
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* HELPERS                                */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/libImaging/Imaging.h b/src/libImaging/Imaging.h
index 39ecdbff6..29e21c551 100644
--- a/src/libImaging/Imaging.h
+++ b/src/libImaging/Imaging.h
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ extern void *
 ImagingError_Mismatch(void); /* maps to ValueError by default */
 extern void *
 ImagingError_ValueError(const char *message);
-extern void
-ImagingError_Clear(void);
 
 /* Transform callbacks */
 /* ------------------- */
diff --git a/src/libImaging/Storage.c b/src/libImaging/Storage.c
index 11d6c06cc..6fe26e1bd 100644
--- a/src/libImaging/Storage.c
+++ b/src/libImaging/Storage.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ ImagingNewInternal(const char *mode, int xsize, int ysize, int dirty) {
         return im;
     }
 
-    ImagingError_Clear();
+    PyErr_Clear();
 
     // Try to allocate the image once more with smallest possible block size
     MUTEX_LOCK(&ImagingDefaultArena.mutex);