diff --git a/fortran/src/H5Tf.c b/fortran/src/H5Tf.c
index 58cc0e1321d..1c61cac273a 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5Tf.c
+++ b/fortran/src/H5Tf.c
@@ -1890,48 +1890,6 @@ h5tcommitted_c(hid_t_f *dtype_id)
     return ret_value;
 }
 
-/****if* H5Tf/h5tdecode_c
- * NAME
- *  h5tdecode_c
- * PURPOSE
- *  Call H5Tdecode
- * INPUTS
- *
- *		buf     - Buffer for the data space object to be decoded.
- *		buf_size - Size of the buffer
- * OUTPUTS
- *
- *  obj_id  - Object_id (non-negative)
- *
- * RETURNS
- *  0 on success, -1 on failure
- * SOURCE
- */
-
-int_f
-h5tdecode_c(_fcd buf, size_t_f buf_size, hid_t_f *obj_id)
-/******/
-{
-    int            ret_value = -1;
-    unsigned char *c_buf     = NULL; /* Buffer to hold C string */
-    hid_t          c_obj_id;
-
-    /*
-     * Call H5Tdecode function.
-     */
-
-    c_buf = (unsigned char *)buf;
-
-    c_obj_id = H5Tdecode2(c_buf, buf_size);
-    if (c_obj_id < 0)
-        return ret_value;
-
-    *obj_id   = (hid_t_f)c_obj_id;
-    ret_value = 0;
-
-    return ret_value;
-}
-
 /****if* H5Tf/h5tencode_c
  * NAME
  *  h5tencode_c
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5Tff.F90 b/fortran/src/H5Tff.F90
index ec80977e19f..33644b10f39 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5Tff.F90
+++ b/fortran/src/H5Tff.F90
@@ -1876,19 +1876,22 @@ SUBROUTINE h5tdecode_with_size_f(buf, buf_size, obj_id, hdferr)
     INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: obj_id
     INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr
     INTERFACE
-       INTEGER FUNCTION h5tdecode_c(buf, buf_size, obj_id) BIND(C,NAME='h5tdecode_c')
+       INTEGER(HID_T) FUNCTION H5Tdecode2(buf, buf_size) BIND(C,NAME='H5Tdecode2')
          IMPORT :: C_CHAR
          IMPORT :: HID_T, SIZE_T
          IMPLICIT NONE
          CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: buf
          INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(IN) :: buf_size
-         INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: obj_id
-       END FUNCTION h5tdecode_c
+       END FUNCTION H5Tdecode2
     END INTERFACE
 
-    hdferr = h5tdecode_c(buf, buf_size, obj_id)
-END SUBROUTINE h5tdecode_with_size_f
+    obj_id = H5Tdecode2(buf, buf_size)
+
+    IF(obj_id.LT.0)THEN
+      hdferr = -1
+    ENDIF
 
+END SUBROUTINE h5tdecode_with_size_f
 !>
 !! \ingroup FH5T
 !!
@@ -1907,21 +1910,23 @@ SUBROUTINE h5tdecode_auto_size_f(buf, obj_id, hdferr)
     INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr
     INTEGER(SIZE_T) :: buf_size
     INTERFACE
-       INTEGER FUNCTION h5tdecode_c(buf, buf_size, obj_id) BIND(C,NAME='h5tdecode_c')
+       INTEGER(HID_T) FUNCTION H5Tdecode2(buf, buf_size) BIND(C,NAME='H5Tdecode2')
          IMPORT :: C_CHAR
          IMPORT :: HID_T, SIZE_T
          IMPLICIT NONE
          CHARACTER(KIND=C_CHAR), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: buf
          INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(IN) :: buf_size
-         INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: obj_id
-       END FUNCTION h5tdecode_c
+       END FUNCTION H5Tdecode2
     END INTERFACE
 
     buf_size = LEN(buf)
-    hdferr = h5tdecode_c(buf, buf_size, obj_id)
-END SUBROUTINE h5tdecode_auto_size_f
+    obj_id = H5Tdecode2(buf, buf_size)
 
-!>
+    IF(obj_id.LT.0)THEN
+      hdferr = -1
+    ENDIF
+
+END SUBROUTINE h5tdecode_auto_size_f!>
 !! \ingroup FH5T
 !!
 !! \brief Encode a data type object description into a binary buffer.
diff --git a/fortran/src/H5f90proto.h b/fortran/src/H5f90proto.h
index 60d4b1c5b6c..5096cbcfbab 100644
--- a/fortran/src/H5f90proto.h
+++ b/fortran/src/H5f90proto.h
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ H5_FCDLL int_f h5tvlen_create_c(hid_t_f *type_id, hid_t_f *vltype_id);
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5tis_variable_str_c(hid_t_f *type_id, int_f *flag);
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5tget_member_class_c(hid_t_f *type_id, int_f *member_no, int_f *cls);
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5tcommit_anon_c(hid_t_f *loc_id, hid_t_f *dtype_id, hid_t_f *tcpl_id, hid_t_f *tapl_id);
-H5_FCDLL int_f h5tdecode_c(_fcd buf, size_t_f buf_size, hid_t_f *obj_id);
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5tencode_c(_fcd buf, hid_t_f *obj_id, size_t_f *nalloc);
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5tget_create_plist_c(hid_t_f *dtype_id, hid_t_f *dtpl_id);
 H5_FCDLL int_f h5tcompiler_conv_c(hid_t_f *src_id, hid_t_f *dst_id, int_f *c_flag);