diff --git a/docs/user/app/Message.dox b/docs/user/app/Message.dox
index 7e32d361c4..6e1e28e90e 100644
--- a/docs/user/app/Message.dox
+++ b/docs/user/app/Message.dox
@@ -1138,7 +1138,6 @@
 
 	\see AddData() for a more detailed overview of the inner workings.
 	\see FindPointer()
-	\see GetPointer()
 	\see ReplacePointer()
 
 	\since BeOS R3
@@ -3514,39 +3513,6 @@ bool enabled = GetBool("enabled", false);
 */
 
 
-/*!
-	\fn void* BMessage::GetPointer(const char* name,
-		const void* defaultValue) const
-	\brief Return the pointer from message with \a name, or
-	       \a defaultValue if not found.
-
-	\param name The name of the item to retrieve.
-	\param defaultValue The value to use if the item specified by \a name
-	       is not found.
-
-	\return The item with \a name, or \a defaultValue if not found.
-
-	\since Haiku R1
-*/
-
-
-/*!
-	\fn void* BMessage::GetPointer(const char* name, int32 index,
-		const void* defaultValue) const
-	\brief Return the pointer from message with \a name and \a index, or
-	       \a defaultValue if not found.
-
-	\param name The name of the item to retrieve.
-	\param index The index of the item to retrieve if there is more than one.
-	\param defaultValue The value to use if the item specified by \a name
-	       is not found.
-
-	\return The item with \a name, or \a defaultValue if not found.
-
-	\since Haiku R1
-*/
-
-
 /*!
 	\fn const char* BMessage::GetString(const char* name,
 		const char* defaultValue) const
diff --git a/headers/os/app/Message.h b/headers/os/app/Message.h
index 7d68c671d6..7d3b383b82 100644
--- a/headers/os/app/Message.h
+++ b/headers/os/app/Message.h
@@ -446,10 +446,6 @@ public:
 									double defaultValue) const;
 			double				GetDouble(const char* name, int32 index,
 									double defaultValue) const;
-			void*				GetPointer(const char* name,
-									const void* defaultValue) const;
-			void*				GetPointer(const char* name, int32 index,
-									const void* defaultValue) const;
 			const char*			GetString(const char* name,
 									const char* defaultValue) const;
 			const char*			GetString(const char* name, int32 index,