diff --git a/src/core/downloader.c b/src/core/downloader.c
index eec0c578..40003db0 100644
--- a/src/core/downloader.c
+++ b/src/core/downloader.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ static void downloader_job_kill ( struct job_interface *job ) {
 
 /** Downloader job control interface operations */
 static struct job_interface_operations downloader_job_operations = {
-	.start		= ignore_job_start,
 	.done		= ignore_job_done,
 	.kill		= downloader_job_kill,
 	.progress	= ignore_job_progress,
diff --git a/src/core/job.c b/src/core/job.c
index 1c589fc7..8d768586 100644
--- a/src/core/job.c
+++ b/src/core/job.c
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ void job_done ( struct job_interface *job, int rc ) {
  *
  */
 
-void ignore_job_start ( struct job_interface *job __unused ) {
-	/* Nothing to do */
-}
-
 void ignore_job_done ( struct job_interface *job __unused, int rc __unused ) {
 	/* Nothing to do */
 }
@@ -62,7 +58,6 @@ void ignore_job_progress ( struct job_interface *job __unused,
 
 /** Null job control interface operations */
 struct job_interface_operations null_job_ops = {
-	.start		= ignore_job_start,
 	.done		= ignore_job_done,
 	.kill		= ignore_job_kill,
 	.progress	= ignore_job_progress,
diff --git a/src/include/gpxe/job.h b/src/include/gpxe/job.h
index 28885869..3190fa21 100644
--- a/src/include/gpxe/job.h
+++ b/src/include/gpxe/job.h
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ struct job_interface;
 
 /** Job control interface operations */
 struct job_interface_operations {
-	/** Start job
-	 *
-	 * @v job		Job control interface
-	 */
-	void ( * start ) ( struct job_interface *job );
 	/** Job completed
 	 *
 	 * @v job		Job control interface
@@ -71,7 +66,6 @@ extern struct job_interface_operations null_job_ops;
 
 extern void job_done ( struct job_interface *job, int rc );
 
-extern void ignore_job_start ( struct job_interface *job );
 extern void ignore_job_done ( struct job_interface *job, int rc );
 extern void ignore_job_kill ( struct job_interface *job );
 extern void ignore_job_progress ( struct job_interface *job,
diff --git a/src/net/udp/dhcp.c b/src/net/udp/dhcp.c
index e5a95b38..1778ba70 100644
--- a/src/net/udp/dhcp.c
+++ b/src/net/udp/dhcp.c
@@ -758,7 +758,6 @@ static void dhcp_job_kill ( struct job_interface *job ) {
 
 /** DHCP job control interface operations */
 static struct job_interface_operations dhcp_job_operations = {
-	.start		= ignore_job_start,
 	.done		= ignore_job_done,
 	.kill		= dhcp_job_kill,
 	.progress	= ignore_job_progress,