diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index a7a38d8cc..9c6934441 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ shell_public_headers_h =		\
 	shell-app-usage.h		\
 	shell-arrow.h			\
 	shell-doc-system.h		\
-	shell-drawing.h			\
 	shell-embedded-window.h		\
 	shell-generic-container.h	\
 	shell-gtk-embed.h		\
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ libgnome_shell_la_SOURCES =		\
 	shell-app-usage.c		\
 	shell-arrow.c			\
 	shell-doc-system.c		\
-	shell-drawing.c			\
 	shell-embedded-window.c		\
 	shell-evolution-event-source.h	\
 	shell-evolution-event-source.c	\
diff --git a/src/shell-drawing.c b/src/shell-drawing.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 885344fed..000000000
--- a/src/shell-drawing.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- mode: C; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*- */
-
-#include "config.h"
-
-#include "shell-drawing.h"
-#include <math.h>
-
-void
-shell_draw_clock (StDrawingArea       *area,
-                  int                  hour,
-                  int                  minute)
-{
-  cairo_t *cr;
-  guint width, height;
-  double xc, yc, radius, hour_radius, minute_radius;
-  double angle;
-
-  st_drawing_area_get_surface_size (area, &width, &height);
-  xc = (double)width / 2;
-  yc = (double)height / 2;
-  radius = (double)(MIN(width, height)) / 2 - 2;
-  minute_radius = radius - 3;
-  hour_radius = radius / 2;
-
-  cr = st_drawing_area_get_context (area);
-  cairo_set_line_width (cr, 1.0);
-
-  /* Outline */
-  cairo_arc (cr, xc, yc, radius, 0.0, 2.0 * M_PI);
-  cairo_stroke (cr);
-
-  /* Hour hand. (We add a fraction to @hour for the minutes, then
-   * convert to radians, and then subtract pi/2 because cairo's origin
-   * is at 3:00, not 12:00.)
-   */
-  angle = ((hour + minute / 60.0) / 12.0) * 2.0 * M_PI - M_PI / 2.0;
-  cairo_move_to (cr, xc, yc);
-  cairo_line_to (cr,
-                 xc + hour_radius * cos (angle),
-                 yc + hour_radius * sin (angle));
-  cairo_stroke (cr);
-
-  /* Minute hand */
-  angle = (minute / 60.0) * 2.0 * M_PI - M_PI / 2.0;
-  cairo_move_to (cr, xc, yc);
-  cairo_line_to (cr,
-                 xc + minute_radius * cos (angle),
-                 yc + minute_radius * sin (angle));
-  cairo_stroke (cr);
-}
diff --git a/src/shell-drawing.h b/src/shell-drawing.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fd4dbf3b..000000000
--- a/src/shell-drawing.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- mode: C; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*- */
-
-#ifndef __SHELL_DRAWING_H__
-#define __SHELL_DRAWING_H__
-
-#include <clutter/clutter.h>
-#include "st.h"
-
-G_BEGIN_DECLS
-
-void shell_draw_clock (StDrawingArea       *area,
-	               int                  hour,
-	               int                  minute);
-
-G_END_DECLS
-
-#endif /* __SHELL_GLOBAL_H__ */