diff --git a/src/Data/Eq.js b/src/Data/Eq.js
index 0fa17313..1c62da2d 100644
--- a/src/Data/Eq.js
+++ b/src/Data/Eq.js
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ exports.refEq = function (r1) {
   };
 };
 
-exports.refIneq = function (r1) {
-  return function (r2) {
-    return r1 !== r2;
-  };
-};
-
 exports.eqArrayImpl = function (f) {
   return function (xs) {
     return function (ys) {
diff --git a/src/Data/Eq.purs b/src/Data/Eq.purs
index 45962b09..0d589df8 100644
--- a/src/Data/Eq.purs
+++ b/src/Data/Eq.purs
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ instance eqArray :: Eq a => Eq (Array a) where
   eq = eqArrayImpl eq
 
 foreign import refEq :: forall a. a -> a -> Boolean
-foreign import refIneq :: forall a. a -> a -> Boolean
 foreign import eqArrayImpl :: forall a. (a -> a -> Boolean) -> Array a -> Array a -> Boolean
 
 -- | The `Eq1` type class represents type constructors with decidable equality.