--- a/ucx/cx/hash_map.h	Wed Dec 17 18:31:20 2025 +0100
+++ b/ucx/cx/hash_map.h	Thu Dec 18 17:50:15 2025 +0100
@@ -88,22 +88,6 @@
         size_t itemsize, size_t buckets);
 
 /**
- * Creates a new hash map with a default number of buckets.
- *
- * If @p elem_size is #CX_STORE_POINTERS, the created map stores pointers instead of
- * copies of the added elements.
- *
- * @note Iterators provided by this hash map implementation provide the remove operation.
- * The index value of an iterator is incremented when the iterator advanced without
- * removing an entry.
- * In other words, when the iterator is finished, @c index==size .
- *
- * @param itemsize (@c size_t) the size of one element
- * @return (@c CxMap*) a pointer to the new hash map
- */
-#define cxHashMapCreateSimple(itemsize) cxHashMapCreate(NULL, itemsize, 0)
-
-/**
  * Increases the number of buckets, if necessary.
  *
  * The load threshold is @c 0.75*buckets. If the element count exceeds the load