diff --git a/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-egl.c b/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-egl.c
index ad3085409..23a884153 100644
--- a/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-egl.c
+++ b/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-egl.c
@@ -333,24 +333,6 @@ event_mask_update_cb (uint32_t mask, void *user_data)
   return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-sync_callback(void *data)
-{
-   int *done = data;
-
-   *done = 1;
-}
-
-static void
-force_roundtrip(struct wl_display *display)
-{
-   int done = 0;
-
-   wl_display_sync_callback(display, sync_callback, &done);
-   wl_display_iterate(display, WL_DISPLAY_WRITABLE);
-   while (!done)
-      wl_display_iterate(display, WL_DISPLAY_READABLE);
-}
 #endif
 
 /* Updates all the function pointers */