diff --git a/helpers/memenv/memenv.cc b/helpers/memenv/memenv.cc
index 34d97fa76..185e7d822 100644
--- a/helpers/memenv/memenv.cc
+++ b/helpers/memenv/memenv.cc
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file. See the AUTHORS file for names of contributors.
 
-#include "helpers/memenv/memenv.h"
-
 #include "rocksdb/env.h"
 #include "rocksdb/status.h"
 #include "port/port.h"
diff --git a/helpers/memenv/memenv.h b/helpers/memenv/memenv.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 21264411c..000000000
--- a/helpers/memenv/memenv.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2011 The LevelDB Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
-// found in the LICENSE file. See the AUTHORS file for names of contributors.
-
-#ifndef STORAGE_ROCKSDB_HELPERS_MEMENV_MEMENV_H_
-#define STORAGE_ROCKSDB_HELPERS_MEMENV_MEMENV_H_
-namespace rocksdb {
-
-class Env;
-
-// Returns a new environment that stores its data in memory and delegates
-// all non-file-storage tasks to base_env. The caller must delete the result
-// when it is no longer needed.
-// *base_env must remain live while the result is in use.
-Env* NewMemEnv(Env* base_env);
-
-}  // namespace rocksdb
-
-#endif  // STORAGE_ROCKSDB_HELPERS_MEMENV_MEMENV_H_
diff --git a/helpers/memenv/memenv_test.cc b/helpers/memenv/memenv_test.cc
index 19fc8ff2a..ea3ed61a0 100644
--- a/helpers/memenv/memenv_test.cc
+++ b/helpers/memenv/memenv_test.cc
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file. See the AUTHORS file for names of contributors.
 
-#include "helpers/memenv/memenv.h"
-
 #include "db/db_impl.h"
 #include "rocksdb/db.h"
 #include "rocksdb/env.h"
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/env.h b/include/rocksdb/env.h
index ce8fe0292..6a963510f 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/env.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/env.h
@@ -761,6 +761,12 @@ class EnvWrapper : public Env {
   Env* target_;
 };
 
+// Returns a new environment that stores its data in memory and delegates
+// all non-file-storage tasks to base_env. The caller must delete the result
+// when it is no longer needed.
+// *base_env must remain live while the result is in use.
+Env* NewMemEnv(Env* base_env);
+
 }  // namespace rocksdb
 
 #endif  // STORAGE_ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_ENV_H_