diff --git a/src/php/recoll/recollq.h b/src/php/recoll/recollq.h
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-#ifndef _recollq_h_included_
-#define _recollq_h_included_
-/* @(#$Id: recollq.h,v 1.1 2007-11-08 09:35:47 dockes Exp $  (C) 2007 J.F.Dockes */
-
-/// Execute query, print results to stdout. This is just an api to the
-/// recollq command line program.
-class RclConfig;
-extern int recollq(RclConfig **cfp, int argc, char **argv);
-
-#endif /* _recollq_h_included_ */