diff --git a/Source/CParse/parser.y b/Source/CParse/parser.y
index aafec5cbb..dfbfa43b6 100644
--- a/Source/CParse/parser.y
+++ b/Source/CParse/parser.y
@@ -4468,12 +4468,11 @@ templateparameterstail : COMMA templateparameter templateparameterstail {
 /* Namespace support */
 
 cpp_using_decl : USING idcolon SEMI {
-		  String *uname = Swig_symbol_type_qualify($2,0);
+                  String *uname = Swig_symbol_type_qualify($2,0);
 		  String *name = Swig_scopename_last($2);
-		  $$ = new_node("using");
+                  $$ = new_node("using");
 		  Setattr($$,"uname",uname);
 		  Setattr($$,"name", name);
-		  Swig_symbol_add_using(name, uname, $$);
 		  Delete(uname);
 		  Delete(name);
 		  add_symbols($$);
diff --git a/Source/Swig/swig.h b/Source/Swig/swig.h
index 9f7b2cbca..76691269e 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/swig.h
+++ b/Source/Swig/swig.h
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ extern "C" {
   extern void Swig_symbol_print_tables_summary(void);
   extern void Swig_symbol_print_symbols(void);
   extern void Swig_symbol_print_csymbols(void);
-  extern void Swig_symbol_add_using(String *name, String *uname, Node *n);
   extern void Swig_symbol_init(void);
   extern void Swig_symbol_setscopename(const_String_or_char_ptr name);
   extern String *Swig_symbol_getscopename(void);
diff --git a/Source/Swig/symbol.c b/Source/Swig/symbol.c
index 66c73ae02..aacaf24be 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/symbol.c
+++ b/Source/Swig/symbol.c
@@ -382,29 +382,6 @@ String *Swig_symbol_qualified_language_scopename(Symtab *n) {
   return result;
 }
 
-/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Swig_symbol_add_using()
- *
- * Adds a node to the C symbol table for a using declaration.
- * Used for using-declarations within classes/structs.
- * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-void Swig_symbol_add_using(String *name, String *uname, Node *n) {
-  Hash *h;
-  h = Swig_symbol_clookup(uname, 0);
-  if (h && (checkAttribute(h, "kind", "class") || checkAttribute(h, "kind", "struct"))) {
-    String *qcurrent = Swig_symbol_qualifiedscopename(0);
-    if (qcurrent) {
-      Append(qcurrent, "::");
-      Append(qcurrent, name);
-    } else {
-      qcurrent = NewString(name);
-    }
-    Setattr(symtabs, qcurrent, n);
-    Delete(qcurrent);
-  }
-}
-
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Swig_symbol_newscope()
  *
@@ -1097,19 +1074,7 @@ static Node *symbol_lookup_qualified(const_String_or_char_ptr name, Symtab *symt
 	  Delete(qalloc);
 	return st;
       }
-      if (checkAttribute(st, "nodeType", "using")) {
-	String *uname = Getattr(st, "uname");
-	if (uname) {
-	  st = Getattr(symtabs, uname);
-	  if (st) {
-	    n = symbol_lookup(name, st, checkfunc);
-	  } else {
-	    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Found corrupt 'using' node\n");
-	  }
-	}
-      } else if (Getattr(st, "csymtab")) {
-	n = symbol_lookup(name, st, checkfunc);
-      }
+      n = symbol_lookup(name, st, checkfunc);
     }
     if (qalloc)
       Delete(qalloc);