diff --git a/canvas/source/directx/dx_winstuff.hxx b/canvas/source/directx/dx_winstuff.hxx
index 021f82798b18..88929f41f53b 100644
--- a/canvas/source/directx/dx_winstuff.hxx
+++ b/canvas/source/directx/dx_winstuff.hxx
@@ -151,11 +151,6 @@ namespace dxcanvas
         T*  mp;
     };
 
-    // get_pointer() enables boost::mem_fn to recognize COMReference
-    template<class T> inline T * get_pointer(COMReference<T> const& p)
-    {
-        return p.get();
-    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/com/sun/star/uno/Reference.h b/include/com/sun/star/uno/Reference.h
index 368c9982a2fd..5f4fea0d87fa 100644
--- a/include/com/sun/star/uno/Reference.h
+++ b/include/com/sun/star/uno/Reference.h
@@ -571,16 +571,6 @@ public:
     inline static SAL_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT Reference< interface_type > SAL_CALL query( XInterface * pInterface );
 };
 
-/// @cond INTERNAL
-/** Enables boost::mem_fn and boost::bind to recognize Reference.
-*/
-template <typename T>
-inline T * get_pointer( Reference<T> const& r )
-{
-    return r.get();
-}
-/// @endcond
-
 }
 }
 }
diff --git a/include/o3tl/cow_wrapper.hxx b/include/o3tl/cow_wrapper.hxx
index f9811b48a374..7e9c3af29afa 100644
--- a/include/o3tl/cow_wrapper.hxx
+++ b/include/o3tl/cow_wrapper.hxx
@@ -343,12 +343,6 @@ int cow_wrapper_client::queryUnmodified() const
         a.swap(b);
     }
 
-    // to enable boost::mem_fn on cow_wrapper
-    template<class T, class P> inline T * get_pointer( const cow_wrapper<T,P>& r )
-    {
-        return r.get();
-    }
-
 }
 
 #endif /* INCLUDED_O3TL_COW_WRAPPER_HXX */
diff --git a/include/rtl/ref.hxx b/include/rtl/ref.hxx
index 685b7f2d2a2c..b70088bcdfd3 100644
--- a/include/rtl/ref.hxx
+++ b/include/rtl/ref.hxx
@@ -240,16 +240,6 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-/// @cond INTERNAL
-/** Enables boost::mem_fn and boost::bind to recognize Reference.
-*/
-template <typename T>
-inline T * get_pointer( Reference<T> const& r )
-{
-    return r.get();
-}
-/// @endcond
-
 } // namespace rtl
 
 #endif /* ! INCLUDED_RTL_REF_HXX */