diff --git a/main/game.c b/main/game.c
index 6628f8a15..31ca0c331 100644
--- a/main/game.c
+++ b/main/game.c
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ void init_game()
 {
 	init_objects();
 
-	hostage_init();
-
 	init_special_effects();
 
 	init_exploding_walls();
diff --git a/main/hostage.c b/main/hostage.c
index 0bc8ed024..e9f6d5d68 100644
--- a/main/hostage.c
+++ b/main/hostage.c
@@ -42,15 +42,6 @@ int N_hostage_types = 0;		  			// Number of hostage types
 int Hostage_vclip_num[MAX_HOSTAGE_TYPES];	// vclip num for each tpye of hostage
 hostage_data 		Hostages[MAX_HOSTAGES];						// Data for each hostage in mine
 
-//------------- Internally used hostage variables --------------------------------------------------
-static fix 			Hostage_animation_time=-1;			// How long the rescue sequence has been playing - units are frames, not seconds - -1 means not playing
-
-//---------------- Initializes the hostage system ----------------------------------------------------
-void hostage_init()
-{
-	Hostage_animation_time=-1;
-}
-
 //-------------- Renders a hostage ----------------------------------------------------------------
 void draw_hostage(object *obj)
 {
@@ -83,13 +74,6 @@ void hostage_rescue( int hostage_number )
 
 //------------------- Useful macros and variables ---------------
 
-void hostage_remove_char( char * s, char c )
-{
-	char *p;
-	p = strchr(s,c);
-	if (p) *p = '\0';
-}
-
 int hostage_is_valid( int hostage_num )	{
 	if ( hostage_num < 0 ) return 0;
 	if ( hostage_num >= MAX_HOSTAGES ) return 0;
@@ -109,7 +93,7 @@ int hostage_object_is_valid( int objnum )	{
 }
 
 
-int hostage_get_next_slot()	{
+static int hostage_get_next_slot()	{
 	int i;
 	for (i=0; i<MAX_HOSTAGES; i++ )	{
 		if (!hostage_is_valid(i))
diff --git a/main/hostage.h b/main/hostage.h
index 9ac86b6aa..a1154085c 100644
--- a/main/hostage.h
+++ b/main/hostage.h
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ COPYRIGHT 1993-1998 PARALLAX SOFTWARE CORPORATION.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
 #define MAX_HOSTAGE_TYPES		1
 #define MAX_HOSTAGES				10		//max per any one level
 #define HOSTAGE_MESSAGE_LEN	30
-#define HOSTAGE_MAX_GLOBALS	10
 
 // 1 per hostage
 typedef struct hostage_data {
@@ -132,27 +131,20 @@ typedef struct hostage_data {
 	char		text[HOSTAGE_MESSAGE_LEN];
 } hostage_data;
 
-extern char Hostage_global_message[HOSTAGE_MAX_GLOBALS][HOSTAGE_MESSAGE_LEN];
-extern int Hostage_num_globals;
-
 extern int N_hostage_types;
 
-extern int Num_hostages;
-
 extern int Hostage_vclip_num[MAX_HOSTAGE_TYPES];    // for each type of hostage
 
 extern hostage_data Hostages[MAX_HOSTAGES];
 
 void draw_hostage(object *obj);
 void hostage_rescue( int hostage_number );
-void hostage_init();
 
 //returns true if something drew
 int do_hostage_effects();
 
 void hostage_init_all();
 void hostage_compress_all();
-int hostage_get_next_slot();
 int hostage_is_valid( int hostage_num );
 int hostage_object_is_valid( int objnum  );
 void hostage_init_info( int objnum );