diff --git a/src/core/core.c b/src/core/core.c
index e42947eb3..40c0b619f 100644
--- a/src/core/core.c
+++ b/src/core/core.c
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ meta_core_get (Display *xdisplay,
       case META_CORE_GET_CLIENT_HEIGHT:
         *((gint*)answer) = window->rect.height;
         break;
-      case META_CORE_GET_CLIENT_XWINDOW:
-        *((Window*)answer) = window->xwindow;
-        break;
       case META_CORE_GET_FRAME_FLAGS:
         *((MetaFrameFlags*)answer) = meta_frame_get_flags (window->frame);
         break;
@@ -121,21 +118,6 @@ meta_core_get (Display *xdisplay,
       case META_CORE_GET_ICON:
         *((GdkPixbuf**)answer) = window->icon;
         break;
-      case META_CORE_GET_X:
-        meta_window_get_position (window, (int*)answer, NULL);
-        break;
-      case META_CORE_GET_Y:
-        meta_window_get_position (window, NULL, (int*)answer);
-        break;
-      case META_CORE_GET_FRAME_WORKSPACE:
-        *((gint*)answer) = meta_window_get_net_wm_desktop (window);
-        break;
-      case META_CORE_GET_FRAME_X:
-        *((gint*)answer) = window->frame->rect.x;
-        break;
-      case META_CORE_GET_FRAME_Y:
-        *((gint*)answer) = window->frame->rect.y;
-        break;
       case META_CORE_GET_FRAME_WIDTH:
         *((gint*)answer) = window->frame->rect.width;
         break;
@@ -145,12 +127,6 @@ meta_core_get (Display *xdisplay,
       case META_CORE_GET_THEME_VARIANT:
         *((char**)answer) = window->gtk_theme_variant;
         break;
-      case META_CORE_GET_SCREEN_WIDTH:
-        *((gint*)answer) = window->screen->rect.width;
-        break;
-      case META_CORE_GET_SCREEN_HEIGHT:
-        *((gint*)answer) = window->screen->rect.height;
-        break;
 
       default:
         meta_warning("Unknown window information request: %d\n", request);
diff --git a/src/core/core.h b/src/core/core.h
index 97a48815a..6490e0aa0 100644
--- a/src/core/core.h
+++ b/src/core/core.h
@@ -33,21 +33,13 @@ typedef enum
   META_CORE_WINDOW_HAS_FRAME,
   META_CORE_GET_CLIENT_WIDTH,
   META_CORE_GET_CLIENT_HEIGHT,
-  META_CORE_GET_CLIENT_XWINDOW,
   META_CORE_GET_FRAME_FLAGS,
   META_CORE_GET_FRAME_TYPE,
   META_CORE_GET_MINI_ICON,
   META_CORE_GET_ICON,
-  META_CORE_GET_X,
-  META_CORE_GET_Y,
-  META_CORE_GET_FRAME_WORKSPACE,
-  META_CORE_GET_FRAME_X,
-  META_CORE_GET_FRAME_Y,
   META_CORE_GET_FRAME_WIDTH,
   META_CORE_GET_FRAME_HEIGHT,
   META_CORE_GET_THEME_VARIANT,
-  META_CORE_GET_SCREEN_WIDTH,
-  META_CORE_GET_SCREEN_HEIGHT,
 } MetaCoreGetType;
 
 /* General information function about the given window. Pass in a sequence of
@@ -56,8 +48,8 @@ typedef enum
  * For example:
  *
  *   meta_core_get (my_display, my_window,
- *                  META_CORE_GET_X, &x,
- *                  META_CORE_GET_Y, &y,
+ *                  META_CORE_GET_FRAME_WIDTH, &width,
+ *                  META_CORE_GET_FRAME_HEIGHT, &height,
  *                  META_CORE_GET_END);
  *
  * If the window doesn't have a frame, this will raise a meta_bug. To suppress