diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 86e8478fd..74e7dd756 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -12698,12 +12698,6 @@ typedef enum
                                ADD_CHILD_CHECK_STATE |
                                ADD_CHILD_NOTIFY_FIRST_LAST |
                                ADD_CHILD_SHOW_ON_SET_PARENT,
-
-  /* flags for legacy/deprecated API */
-  ADD_CHILD_LEGACY_FLAGS     = ADD_CHILD_EMIT_PARENT_SET |
-                               ADD_CHILD_CHECK_STATE |
-                               ADD_CHILD_NOTIFY_FIRST_LAST |
-                               ADD_CHILD_SHOW_ON_SET_PARENT
 } ClutterActorAddChildFlags;
 
 /*< private >
@@ -13084,43 +13078,6 @@ clutter_actor_insert_child_below (ClutterActor *self,
                                     sibling);
 }
 
-/**
- * clutter_actor_set_parent:
- * @self: A #ClutterActor
- * @parent: A new #ClutterActor parent
- *
- * Sets the parent of @self to @parent.
- *
- * This function will result in @parent acquiring a reference on @self,
- * eventually by sinking its floating reference first. The reference
- * will be released by clutter_actor_unparent().
- *
- * This function should only be called by legacy #ClutterActor<!-- -->s
- * implementing the #ClutterContainer interface.
- *
- * Deprecated: 1.10: Use clutter_actor_add_child() instead.
- */
-void
-clutter_actor_set_parent (ClutterActor *self,
-		          ClutterActor *parent)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (self));
-  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (parent));
-  g_return_if_fail (self != parent);
-  g_return_if_fail (self->priv->parent == NULL);
-
-  /* as this function will be called inside ClutterContainer::add
-   * implementations or when building up a composite actor, we have
-   * to preserve the old behaviour, and not create child meta or
-   * emit the ::actor-added signal, to avoid recursion or double
-   * emissions
-   */
-  clutter_actor_add_child_internal (parent, self,
-                                    ADD_CHILD_LEGACY_FLAGS,
-                                    insert_child_at_depth,
-                                    NULL);
-}
-
 /**
  * clutter_actor_get_parent:
  * @self: A #ClutterActor
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-actor.h b/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-actor.h
index 1a5e018ca..f52584f99 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-actor.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-actor.h
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-CLUTTER_DEPRECATED_FOR(clutter_actor_add_child)
-void            clutter_actor_set_parent                        (ClutterActor          *self,
-                                                                 ClutterActor          *parent);
-
 CLUTTER_DEPRECATED_FOR(clutter_actor_remove_child)
 void            clutter_actor_unparent                          (ClutterActor          *self);
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-group.c b/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-group.c
index 08e5476e4..3d7260e9c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-group.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-group.c
@@ -105,11 +105,7 @@ clutter_group_real_add (ClutterContainer *container,
   g_object_ref (actor);
 
   priv->children = g_list_append (priv->children, actor);
-  clutter_actor_set_parent (actor, CLUTTER_ACTOR (container));
-
-  clutter_actor_queue_relayout (CLUTTER_ACTOR (container));
-
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (container, "actor-added", actor);
+  clutter_actor_add_child (CLUTTER_ACTOR (container), actor);
 
   clutter_container_sort_depth_order (container);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/clutter/conform/actor-destroy.c b/src/tests/clutter/conform/actor-destroy.c
index 64ef94e5f..d19bb2065 100644
--- a/src/tests/clutter/conform/actor-destroy.c
+++ b/src/tests/clutter/conform/actor-destroy.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test_destroy_add (ClutterContainer *container,
              G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (actor));
 
   self->children = g_list_prepend (self->children, actor);
-  clutter_actor_set_parent (actor, CLUTTER_ACTOR (container));
+  clutter_actor_add_child (CLUTTER_ACTOR (container), actor);
 }
 
 static void