diff --git a/ipc/glue/BackgroundImpl.cpp b/ipc/glue/BackgroundImpl.cpp
index 2acd406c38b5..99b3b4a0bf57 100644
--- a/ipc/glue/BackgroundImpl.cpp
+++ b/ipc/glue/BackgroundImpl.cpp
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ void AssertIsNotOnMainThread() { THREADSAFETY_ASSERT(!NS_IsMainThread()); }
 class ParentImpl final : public BackgroundParentImpl {
   friend class mozilla::ipc::BackgroundParent;
 
- public:
-  class CreateCallback;
-
  private:
   class ShutdownObserver;
   class ForceCloseBackgroundActorsRunnable;
@@ -623,19 +620,6 @@ class ParentImpl::CreateActorHelper final : public Runnable {
   NS_DECL_NSIRUNNABLE
 };
 
-class NS_NO_VTABLE ParentImpl::CreateCallback {
- public:
-  NS_INLINE_DECL_REFCOUNTING(CreateCallback)
-
-  virtual void Success(already_AddRefed<ParentImpl> aActor,
-                       MessageLoop* aMessageLoop) = 0;
-
-  virtual void Failure() = 0;
-
- protected:
-  virtual ~CreateCallback() = default;
-};
-
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ChildImpl Helper Declarations
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------