diff --git a/src/soundio.cpp b/src/soundio.cpp
index 36be267..0fe59d0 100644
--- a/src/soundio.cpp
+++ b/src/soundio.cpp
@@ -286,16 +286,6 @@ struct SoundIoDevice *soundio_get_output_device(struct SoundIo *soundio, int ind
     return device;
 }
 
-// the name is the identifier for the device. UTF-8 encoded
-const char *soundio_device_name(const struct SoundIoDevice *device) {
-    return device->name;
-}
-
-// UTF-8 encoded
-const char *soundio_device_description(const struct SoundIoDevice *device) {
-    return device->description;
-}
-
 enum SoundIoDevicePurpose soundio_device_purpose(const struct SoundIoDevice *device) {
     return device->purpose;
 }
diff --git a/src/soundio.h b/src/soundio.h
index dd620ec..80c1b33 100644
--- a/src/soundio.h
+++ b/src/soundio.h
@@ -413,6 +413,9 @@ int soundio_backend_count(struct SoundIo *soundio);
 // (0 <= index < `soundio_backend_count`)
 enum SoundIoBackend soundio_get_backend(struct SoundIo *soundio, int index);
 
+// Returns whether libsoundio was compiled with `backend`.
+bool soundio_have_backend(enum SoundIoBackend backend);
+
 // when you call this, the on_devices_change and on_events_signal callbacks
 // might be called. This is the only time those callbacks will be called.
 void soundio_flush_events(struct SoundIo *soundio);