diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.c
index 0bfd3a3b9..4d59d8192 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.c
@@ -145,15 +145,6 @@ cogl_indices_get_offset (CoglIndices *indices)
   return indices->offset;
 }
 
-void
-cogl_indices_set_offset (CoglIndices *indices,
-                         size_t offset)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (COGL_IS_INDICES (indices));
-
-  indices->offset = offset;
-}
-
 CoglIndices *
 cogl_get_rectangle_indices (CoglContext *ctx, int n_rectangles)
 {
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.h
index 57124168d..98bdc2790 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-indices.h
@@ -138,10 +138,6 @@ cogl_indices_get_indices_type (CoglIndices *indices);
 COGL_EXPORT size_t
 cogl_indices_get_offset (CoglIndices *indices);
 
-COGL_EXPORT void
-cogl_indices_set_offset (CoglIndices *indices,
-                         size_t offset);
-
 /**
  * cogl_get_rectangle_indices:
  *