diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-event-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-event-private.h
index 1fb94e435..b79e30064 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-event-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-event-private.h
@@ -163,9 +163,6 @@ gboolean        _clutter_event_process_filters          (ClutterEvent *event,
 /* clears the event queue inside the main context */
 void            _clutter_clear_events_queue             (void);
 
-CLUTTER_EXPORT
-gpointer        _clutter_event_get_platform_data        (const ClutterEvent *event);
-
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void            _clutter_event_push                     (const ClutterEvent *event,
                                                          gboolean            do_copy);
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-event.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-event.c
index 236d83106..9f5ae36d3 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-event.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-event.c
@@ -325,20 +325,6 @@ G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE (ClutterEventSequence, clutter_event_sequence,
                      clutter_event_sequence_copy,
                      clutter_event_sequence_free);
 
-/*
- * _clutter_event_get_platform_data:
- * @event: a #ClutterEvent
- *
- * Retrieves the pointer to platform-specific data inside an event
- *
- * Return value: a pointer to platform-specific data
- */
-gpointer
-_clutter_event_get_platform_data (const ClutterEvent *event)
-{
-  return ((ClutterEventPrivate *) event)->platform_data;
-}
-
 /**
  * clutter_event_type:
  * @event: a #ClutterEvent