diff --git a/pixie/stdlib.pxi b/pixie/stdlib.pxi
index 2501e2fe..6c908a82 100644
--- a/pixie/stdlib.pxi
+++ b/pixie/stdlib.pxi
@@ -482,19 +482,6 @@
   (let [nm (with-meta nm (assoc (meta nm) :private true))]
     (cons `defn (cons nm rest))))
 
-(defmacro letfn
-  "fnspec ==> (fname [params*] exprs) or (fname ([params*] exprs)+)
-
-  Takes a vector of function specs and a body, and generates a set of
-  bindings of functions to their names. All of the names are available
-  in all of the definitions of the functions, as well as the body."
-  {:added "0.2" 
-   :forms '[(letfn [fnspecs*] exprs*)]}
-  [fnspecs & body]
-  `(letfn* ~(vec (interleave (map first fnspecs)
-                             (map #(cons `fn %) fnspecs)))
-           ~@body))
-               
 (defn not
   {:doc "Inverts the input, if a truthy value is supplied, returns false, otherwise
 returns true."
diff --git a/tests/pixie/tests/test-stdlib.pxi b/tests/pixie/tests/test-stdlib.pxi
index 9b2174e0..17e6bc5b 100644
--- a/tests/pixie/tests/test-stdlib.pxi
+++ b/tests/pixie/tests/test-stdlib.pxi
@@ -829,16 +829,3 @@
                                                                                    :b 2
                                                                                    "c" 3
                                                                                    "d" 4}))))))
-
-(t/deftest test-letfn
-  (letfn [(hello [] "Hello")
-          (adder [x y] (+ x y))]
-    (t/assert= "Hello" (hello))
-    (dotimes [i 10]
-      (dotimes [j 20]
-        (t/assert= (+ i j) (adder i j)))))
-  (letfn [(f [x n] (vec (repeat n x)))]
-    (t/assert= (f :x 3) [:x :x :x])
-    (t/assert= (f 0 20) [0 0 0 0 0
-                         0 0 0 0 0
-                         0 0 0 0 0])))