diff --git a/expat/tests/handlers.c b/expat/tests/handlers.c
index 58df1d0a..19d2590a 100644
--- a/expat/tests/handlers.c
+++ b/expat/tests/handlers.c
@@ -1882,12 +1882,6 @@ accumulate_entity_decl(void *userData, const XML_Char *entityName,
   CharData_AppendXMLChars(storage, XCS("\n"), 1);
 }
 
-void XMLCALL
-accumulate_char_data(void *userData, const XML_Char *s, int len) {
-  CharData *const storage = (CharData *)userData;
-  CharData_AppendXMLChars(storage, s, len);
-}
-
 void XMLCALL
 accumulate_start_element(void *userData, const XML_Char *name,
                          const XML_Char **atts) {
diff --git a/expat/tests/handlers.h b/expat/tests/handlers.h
index f46e6d1d..1865bc2d 100644
--- a/expat/tests/handlers.h
+++ b/expat/tests/handlers.h
@@ -569,9 +569,6 @@ extern void XMLCALL accumulate_entity_decl(
     const XML_Char *systemId, const XML_Char *publicId,
     const XML_Char *notationName);
 
-extern void XMLCALL accumulate_char_data(void *userData, const XML_Char *s,
-                                         int len);
-
 extern void XMLCALL accumulate_start_element(void *userData,
                                              const XML_Char *name,
                                              const XML_Char **atts);
diff --git a/expat/tests/misc_tests.c b/expat/tests/misc_tests.c
index 2ee9320b..bf2983b4 100644
--- a/expat/tests/misc_tests.c
+++ b/expat/tests/misc_tests.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ START_TEST(test_misc_general_entities_support) {
   XML_SetExternalEntityRefHandler(parser,
                                   external_entity_failer__if_not_xml_ge);
   XML_SetEntityDeclHandler(parser, accumulate_entity_decl);
-  XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, accumulate_char_data);
+  XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, accumulate_characters);
 
   if (_XML_Parse_SINGLE_BYTES(parser, doc, (int)strlen(doc), XML_TRUE)
       != XML_STATUS_OK) {