diff --git a/macos.go b/macos.go
index 755dd50..366cc42 100644
--- a/macos.go
+++ b/macos.go
@@ -23,9 +23,3 @@ var accessibleTypeRef = map[Accessible]C.CFTypeRef{
 	// Only available in 10.10
 	//AccessibleWhenPasscodeSetThisDeviceOnly:  C.CFTypeRef(C.kSecAttrAccessibleWhenPasscodeSetThisDeviceOnly),
 }
-
-// DeleteItemRef deletes a keychain item reference.
-func DeleteItemRef(ref C.CFTypeRef) error {
-	errCode := C.SecKeychainItemDelete(C.SecKeychainItemRef(ref))
-	return checkError(errCode)
-}
diff --git a/macos_test.go b/macos_test.go
index ee249f4..1af1c58 100644
--- a/macos_test.go
+++ b/macos_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestGenericPasswordRef(t *testing.T) {
 	} else if ref == 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Missing result")
 	} else {
-		err = DeleteItemRef(ref)
+		err = DeleteItem(item)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}