diff --git a/cubeb-api/src/lib.rs b/cubeb-api/src/lib.rs
index ed9912d..06299de 100644
--- a/cubeb-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cubeb-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ mod stream;
 pub use context::*;
 // Re-export cubeb_core types
 pub use cubeb_core::{
-    ffi, ChannelLayout, Context, ContextRef, Device, DeviceCollection, DeviceCollectionRef,
-    DeviceFormat, DeviceId, DeviceInfo, DeviceInfoRef, DeviceRef, DeviceState, DeviceType, Error,
-    LogLevel, Result, SampleFormat, State, StreamParams, StreamParamsBuilder, StreamParamsRef,
-    StreamPrefs, StreamRef,
+    ffi, ChannelLayout, Context, ContextRef, DeviceCollection, DeviceCollectionRef, DeviceFormat,
+    DeviceId, DeviceInfo, DeviceInfoRef, DeviceState, DeviceType, Error, LogLevel, Result,
+    SampleFormat, State, StreamParams, StreamParamsBuilder, StreamParamsRef, StreamPrefs,
+    StreamRef,
 };
 pub use frame::*;
 pub use sample::*;
diff --git a/cubeb-backend/src/capi.rs b/cubeb-backend/src/capi.rs
index ba795bb..f81e1d5 100644
--- a/cubeb-backend/src/capi.rs
+++ b/cubeb-backend/src/capi.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // accompanying file LICENSE for details
 
 use cubeb_core::{
-    ffi, DeviceInfo, DeviceRef, DeviceType, InputProcessingParams, StreamParams, StreamParamsRef,
+    ffi, DeviceInfo, DeviceType, InputProcessingParams, StreamParams, StreamParamsRef,
 };
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::mem;
@@ -54,11 +54,9 @@ macro_rules! capi_new(
             stream_get_input_latency: Some($crate::capi::capi_stream_get_input_latency::<$stm>),
             stream_set_volume: Some($crate::capi::capi_stream_set_volume::<$stm>),
             stream_set_name: Some($crate::capi::capi_stream_set_name::<$stm>),
-            stream_get_current_device: Some($crate::capi::capi_stream_get_current_device::<$stm>),
             stream_set_input_mute: Some($crate::capi::capi_stream_set_input_mute::<$stm>),
             stream_set_input_processing_params:
                 Some($crate::capi::capi_stream_set_input_processing_params::<$stm>),
-            stream_device_destroy: Some($crate::capi::capi_stream_device_destroy::<$stm>),
             stream_register_device_changed_callback:
                 Some($crate::capi::capi_stream_register_device_changed_callback::<$stm>),
             register_device_collection_changed:
@@ -381,22 +379,6 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn capi_stream_set_name<STM: StreamOps>(
     }
 }
 
-/// # Safety
-///
-/// Entry point from C code.
-///
-/// This function is unsafe because it dereferences the given `s` and `device` pointers.
-/// The caller should ensure those pointers are valid.
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn capi_stream_get_current_device<STM: StreamOps>(
-    s: *mut ffi::cubeb_stream,
-    device: *mut *mut ffi::cubeb_device,
-) -> i32 {
-    let stm = &mut *(s as *mut STM);
-
-    *device = _try!(stm.current_device()).as_ptr();
-    ffi::CUBEB_OK
-}
-
 /// # Safety
 ///
 /// Entry point from C code.
@@ -427,25 +409,6 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn capi_stream_set_input_processing_params<STM: StreamOps>
     ffi::CUBEB_OK
 }
 
-/// # Safety
-///
-/// Entry point from C code.
-///
-/// This function is unsafe because it dereferences the given `s` and `device` pointers.
-/// The caller should ensure those pointers are valid.
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn capi_stream_device_destroy<STM: StreamOps>(
-    s: *mut ffi::cubeb_stream,
-    device: *mut ffi::cubeb_device,
-) -> c_int {
-    let stm = &mut *(s as *mut STM);
-    if device.is_null() {
-        return ffi::CUBEB_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-    }
-    let device = DeviceRef::from_ptr(device);
-    let _ = stm.device_destroy(device);
-    ffi::CUBEB_OK
-}
-
 /// # Safety
 ///
 /// Entry point from C code.
diff --git a/cubeb-backend/src/ops.rs b/cubeb-backend/src/ops.rs
index c819ce6..78a252e 100644
--- a/cubeb-backend/src/ops.rs
+++ b/cubeb-backend/src/ops.rs
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ pub struct Ops {
         Option<unsafe extern "C" fn(stream: *mut ffi::cubeb_stream, volumes: c_float) -> c_int>,
     pub stream_set_name:
         Option<unsafe extern "C" fn(stream: *mut ffi::cubeb_stream, name: *const c_char) -> c_int>,
-    pub stream_get_current_device: Option<
-        unsafe extern "C" fn(
-            stream: *mut ffi::cubeb_stream,
-            device: *mut *mut ffi::cubeb_device,
-        ) -> c_int,
-    >,
     pub stream_set_input_mute:
         Option<unsafe extern "C" fn(stream: *mut ffi::cubeb_stream, mute: c_int) -> c_int>,
     pub stream_set_input_processing_params: Option<
@@ -88,12 +82,6 @@ pub struct Ops {
             params: ffi::cubeb_input_processing_params,
         ) -> c_int,
     >,
-    pub stream_device_destroy: Option<
-        unsafe extern "C" fn(
-            stream: *mut ffi::cubeb_stream,
-            device: *mut ffi::cubeb_device,
-        ) -> c_int,
-    >,
     pub stream_register_device_changed_callback: Option<
         unsafe extern "C" fn(
             stream: *mut ffi::cubeb_stream,
diff --git a/cubeb-backend/src/traits.rs b/cubeb-backend/src/traits.rs
index 2d42fbc..ee50839 100644
--- a/cubeb-backend/src/traits.rs
+++ b/cubeb-backend/src/traits.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 // accompanying file LICENSE for details.
 
 use cubeb_core::{
-    DeviceId, DeviceInfo, DeviceRef, DeviceType, InputProcessingParams, Result, Stream,
-    StreamParams, StreamParamsRef,
+    DeviceId, DeviceInfo, DeviceType, InputProcessingParams, Result, Stream, StreamParams,
+    StreamParamsRef,
 };
 use ffi;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ pub trait StreamOps {
     fn input_latency(&mut self) -> Result<u32>;
     fn set_volume(&mut self, volume: f32) -> Result<()>;
     fn set_name(&mut self, name: &CStr) -> Result<()>;
-    fn current_device(&mut self) -> Result<&DeviceRef>;
     fn set_input_mute(&mut self, mute: bool) -> Result<()>;
     fn set_input_processing_params(&mut self, params: InputProcessingParams) -> Result<()>;
-    fn device_destroy(&mut self, device: &DeviceRef) -> Result<()>;
     fn register_device_changed_callback(
         &mut self,
         device_changed_callback: ffi::cubeb_device_changed_callback,
diff --git a/cubeb-backend/tests/test_capi.rs b/cubeb-backend/tests/test_capi.rs
index c06ba20..3160313 100644
--- a/cubeb-backend/tests/test_capi.rs
+++ b/cubeb-backend/tests/test_capi.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 extern crate cubeb_backend;
 
 use cubeb_backend::{
-    ffi, ContextOps, DeviceId, DeviceInfo, DeviceRef, DeviceType, InputProcessingParams, Ops,
-    Result, Stream, StreamOps, StreamParams, StreamParamsRef,
+    ffi, ContextOps, DeviceId, DeviceInfo, DeviceType, InputProcessingParams, Ops, Result, Stream,
+    StreamOps, StreamParams, StreamParamsRef,
 };
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ impl StreamOps for TestStream {
         assert_eq!(name, CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"test\0").unwrap());
         Ok(())
     }
-    fn current_device(&mut self) -> Result<&DeviceRef> {
-        Ok(unsafe { DeviceRef::from_ptr(0xDEAD_BEEF as *mut _) })
-    }
     fn set_input_mute(&mut self, mute: bool) -> Result<()> {
         assert_eq!(mute, true);
         Ok(())
@@ -116,10 +113,6 @@ impl StreamOps for TestStream {
         assert_eq!(params, InputProcessingParams::ECHO_CANCELLATION);
         Ok(())
     }
-    fn device_destroy(&mut self, device: &DeviceRef) -> Result<()> {
-        assert_eq!(device.as_ptr(), 0xDEAD_BEEF as *mut _);
-        Ok(())
-    }
     fn register_device_changed_callback(
         &mut self,
         _: ffi::cubeb_device_changed_callback,
@@ -249,17 +242,6 @@ fn test_ops_stream_set_name() {
     }
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_ops_stream_current_device() {
-    let s: *mut ffi::cubeb_stream = get_stream();
-    let mut device: *mut ffi::cubeb_device = ptr::null_mut();
-    assert_eq!(
-        unsafe { OPS.stream_get_current_device.unwrap()(s, &mut device) },
-        ffi::CUBEB_OK
-    );
-    assert_eq!(device, 0xDEAD_BEEF as *mut _);
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn test_ops_stream_set_input_mute() {
     let s: *mut ffi::cubeb_stream = get_stream();
diff --git a/cubeb-core/src/device.rs b/cubeb-core/src/device.rs
index 4854aa2..27b5b29 100644
--- a/cubeb-core/src/device.rs
+++ b/cubeb-core/src/device.rs
@@ -61,42 +61,6 @@ impl DeviceType {
 /// across calls.
 pub type DeviceId = ffi::cubeb_devid;
 
-ffi_type_heap! {
-    /// Audio device description
-    type CType = ffi::cubeb_device;
-    #[derive(Debug)]
-    pub struct Device;
-    pub struct DeviceRef;
-}
-
-impl DeviceRef {
-    fn get_ref(&self) -> &ffi::cubeb_device {
-        unsafe { &*self.as_ptr() }
-    }
-
-    /// Gets the output device name.
-    ///
-    /// May return `None` if there is no output device.
-    pub fn output_name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        self.output_name_bytes().map(|b| str::from_utf8(b).unwrap())
-    }
-
-    pub fn output_name_bytes(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        unsafe { opt_bytes(self.get_ref().output_name) }
-    }
-
-    /// Gets the input device name.
-    ///
-    /// May return `None` if there is no input device.
-    pub fn input_name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        self.input_name_bytes().map(|b| str::from_utf8(b).unwrap())
-    }
-
-    pub fn input_name_bytes(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        unsafe { opt_bytes(self.get_ref().input_name) }
-    }
-}
-
 ffi_type_stack! {
     /// This structure holds the characteristics of an input or output
     /// audio device. It is obtained using `enumerate_devices`, which
@@ -223,17 +187,3 @@ impl DeviceInfoRef {
         self.get_ref().latency_hi
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use ffi::cubeb_device;
-    use Device;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn device_device_ref_same_ptr() {
-        let ptr: *mut cubeb_device = 0xDEAD_BEEF as *mut _;
-        let device = unsafe { Device::from_ptr(ptr) };
-        assert_eq!(device.as_ptr(), ptr);
-        assert_eq!(device.as_ptr(), device.as_ref().as_ptr());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/cubeb-core/src/stream.rs b/cubeb-core/src/stream.rs
index 403ffb3..ecbb1d4 100644
--- a/cubeb-core/src/stream.rs
+++ b/cubeb-core/src/stream.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 use ffi;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::os::raw::{c_int, c_void};
-use std::ptr;
-use {ChannelLayout, DeviceRef, Result, SampleFormat};
+use {ChannelLayout, Result, SampleFormat};
 
 /// Stream states signaled via `state_callback`.
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Debug, Copy)]
@@ -184,18 +183,6 @@ impl StreamRef {
         unsafe { call!(ffi::cubeb_stream_set_name(self.as_ptr(), name.as_ptr())) }
     }
 
-    /// Get the current output device for this stream.
-    pub fn current_device(&self) -> Result<&DeviceRef> {
-        let mut device: *mut ffi::cubeb_device = ptr::null_mut();
-        unsafe {
-            call!(ffi::cubeb_stream_get_current_device(
-                self.as_ptr(),
-                &mut device
-            ))?;
-            Ok(DeviceRef::from_ptr(device))
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Set the mute state for an input stream.
     pub fn set_input_mute(&self, mute: bool) -> Result<()> {
         let mute: c_int = if mute { 1 } else { 0 };
@@ -212,16 +199,6 @@ impl StreamRef {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Destroy a cubeb_device structure.
-    pub fn device_destroy(&self, device: DeviceRef) -> Result<()> {
-        unsafe {
-            call!(ffi::cubeb_stream_device_destroy(
-                self.as_ptr(),
-                device.as_ptr()
-            ))
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Set a callback to be notified when the output device changes.
     pub fn register_device_changed_callback(
         &self,
diff --git a/cubeb-sys/src/device.rs b/cubeb-sys/src/device.rs
index bac4a86..e3fe919 100644
--- a/cubeb-sys/src/device.rs
+++ b/cubeb-sys/src/device.rs
@@ -105,28 +105,6 @@ fn fmt_device_type(t: &cubeb_device_type) -> &'static str {
 
 pub type cubeb_devid = *const c_void;
 
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct cubeb_device {
-    pub output_name: *mut c_char,
-    pub input_name: *mut c_char,
-}
-
-// Explicit Debug impl to work around bug in ctest
-impl Default for cubeb_device {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        unsafe { mem::zeroed() }
-    }
-}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for cubeb_device {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        f.debug_struct("cubeb_device")
-            .field("output_name", &self.output_name)
-            .field("input_name", &self.input_name)
-            .finish()
-    }
-}
-
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct cubeb_device_collection {
     pub device: *mut cubeb_device_info,
diff --git a/cubeb-sys/src/stream.rs b/cubeb-sys/src/stream.rs
index 9b16bf2..d85431d 100644
--- a/cubeb-sys/src/stream.rs
+++ b/cubeb-sys/src/stream.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 use callbacks::cubeb_device_changed_callback;
 use channel::cubeb_channel_layout;
-use device::cubeb_device;
 use format::cubeb_sample_format;
 use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_float, c_int, c_uint, c_void};
 use std::{fmt, mem};
@@ -81,19 +80,11 @@ extern "C" {
         -> c_int;
     pub fn cubeb_stream_set_volume(stream: *mut cubeb_stream, volume: c_float) -> c_int;
     pub fn cubeb_stream_set_name(stream: *mut cubeb_stream, name: *const c_char) -> c_int;
-    pub fn cubeb_stream_get_current_device(
-        stream: *mut cubeb_stream,
-        device: *mut *mut cubeb_device,
-    ) -> c_int;
     pub fn cubeb_stream_set_input_mute(stream: *mut cubeb_stream, mute: c_int) -> c_int;
     pub fn cubeb_stream_set_input_processing_params(
         stream: *mut cubeb_stream,
         params: cubeb_input_processing_params,
     ) -> c_int;
-    pub fn cubeb_stream_device_destroy(
-        stream: *mut cubeb_stream,
-        devices: *mut cubeb_device,
-    ) -> c_int;
     pub fn cubeb_stream_register_device_changed_callback(
         stream: *mut cubeb_stream,
         device_changed_callback: cubeb_device_changed_callback,