diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor-meta-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor-meta-private.h
index 34ea331ad..0bdba023c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor-meta-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor-meta-private.h
@@ -80,15 +80,9 @@ GList *                 _clutter_meta_group_get_metas_no_internal   (ClutterMeta
 void                    _clutter_meta_group_clear_metas_no_internal (ClutterMetaGroup *group);
 
 /* ActorMeta */
-void                    _clutter_actor_meta_set_actor           (ClutterActorMeta *meta,
-                                                                 ClutterActor     *actor);
-
 const gchar *           _clutter_actor_meta_get_debug_name      (ClutterActorMeta *meta);
 
 void                    _clutter_actor_meta_set_priority        (ClutterActorMeta *meta,
                                                                  gint priority);
-int                     _clutter_actor_meta_get_priority        (ClutterActorMeta *meta);
-
-gboolean                _clutter_actor_meta_is_internal         (ClutterActorMeta *meta);
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor-meta.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor-meta.c
index 7e157ed17..8dec6c0cf 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor-meta.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor-meta.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ clutter_actor_meta_get_enabled (ClutterActorMeta *meta)
  * Sets or unsets a back pointer to the #ClutterActor that owns
  * the @meta
  */
-void
+static void
 _clutter_actor_meta_set_actor (ClutterActorMeta *meta,
                                ClutterActor     *actor)
 {
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ _clutter_actor_meta_set_priority (ClutterActorMeta *meta,
   priv->priority = priority;
 }
 
-gint
+static gint
 _clutter_actor_meta_get_priority (ClutterActorMeta *meta)
 {
   ClutterActorMetaPrivate *priv;
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ _clutter_actor_meta_get_priority (ClutterActorMeta *meta)
   return priv->priority;
 }
 
-gboolean
+static gboolean
 _clutter_actor_meta_is_internal (ClutterActorMeta *meta)
 {
   ClutterActorMetaPrivate *priv =
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-volume-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-volume-private.h
index 06351784b..221807867 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-volume-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-volume-private.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ struct _ClutterPaintVolume
 
 void                _clutter_paint_volume_init_static          (ClutterPaintVolume *pv,
                                                                 ClutterActor *actor);
-ClutterPaintVolume *_clutter_paint_volume_new                  (ClutterActor       *actor);
 void                _clutter_paint_volume_copy_static          (const ClutterPaintVolume *src_pv,
                                                                 ClutterPaintVolume *dst_pv);
 void                _clutter_paint_volume_set_from_volume      (ClutterPaintVolume *pv,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-volume.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-volume.c
index 83bc0e8c7..191febdb1 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-volume.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-volume.c
@@ -43,37 +43,6 @@ G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE (ClutterPaintVolume, clutter_paint_volume,
                      clutter_paint_volume_copy,
                      clutter_paint_volume_free);
 
-/*<private>
- * _clutter_paint_volume_new:
- * @actor: a #ClutterActor
- *
- * Creates a new #ClutterPaintVolume for the given @actor.
- *
- * Return value: the newly allocated #ClutterPaintVolume. Use
- *   clutter_paint_volume_free() to free the resources it uses
- */
-ClutterPaintVolume *
-_clutter_paint_volume_new (ClutterActor *actor)
-{
-  ClutterPaintVolume *pv;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (actor != NULL, NULL);
-
-  pv = g_new0 (ClutterPaintVolume, 1);
-
-  pv->actor = actor;
-
-  memset (pv->vertices, 0, 8 * sizeof (graphene_point3d_t));
-
-  pv->is_static = FALSE;
-  pv->is_empty = TRUE;
-  pv->is_axis_aligned = TRUE;
-  pv->is_complete = TRUE;
-  pv->is_2d = TRUE;
-
-  return pv;
-}
-
 /* Since paint volumes are used so heavily in a typical paint
  * traversal of a Clutter scene graph and since paint volumes often
  * have a very short life cycle that maps well to stack allocation we
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
index d63b9e779..a2a14fa65 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
@@ -91,16 +91,7 @@ CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void     _clutter_stage_queue_event                       (ClutterStage *stage,
                                                            ClutterEvent *event,
                                                            gboolean      copy_event);
-gboolean _clutter_stage_has_queued_events                 (ClutterStage *stage);
 void     _clutter_stage_process_queued_events             (ClutterStage *stage);
-void     _clutter_stage_update_input_devices              (ClutterStage *stage);
-gboolean _clutter_stage_has_full_redraw_queued            (ClutterStage *stage);
-
-ClutterPaintVolume *_clutter_stage_paint_volume_stack_allocate (ClutterStage *stage);
-void                _clutter_stage_paint_volume_stack_free_all (ClutterStage *stage);
-
-void                    _clutter_stage_set_scale_factor (ClutterStage      *stage,
-                                                         int                factor);
 
 void            clutter_stage_presented                 (ClutterStage      *stage,
                                                          ClutterStageView  *view,
@@ -117,13 +108,6 @@ GList * clutter_stage_get_views_for_rect (ClutterStage          *stage,
 
 void clutter_stage_set_actor_needs_immediate_relayout (ClutterStage *stage);
 
-void clutter_stage_update_device_entry (ClutterStage         *self,
-                                        ClutterInputDevice   *device,
-                                        ClutterEventSequence *sequence,
-                                        graphene_point_t      coords,
-                                        ClutterActor         *actor,
-                                        MtkRegion            *clear_area);
-
 void clutter_stage_remove_device_entry (ClutterStage         *self,
                                         ClutterInputDevice   *device,
                                         ClutterEventSequence *sequence);
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index 9efbf520c..8a2eae90e 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -649,18 +649,6 @@ _clutter_stage_queue_event (ClutterStage *stage,
   clutter_stage_schedule_update (stage);
 }
 
-gboolean
-_clutter_stage_has_queued_events (ClutterStage *stage)
-{
-  ClutterStagePrivate *priv;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_STAGE (stage), FALSE);
-
-  priv = stage->priv;
-
-  return priv->event_queue->length > 0;
-}
-
 static ClutterEvent *
 clutter_stage_compress_motion (ClutterStage       *stage,
                                ClutterEvent       *event,
@@ -1025,15 +1013,6 @@ is_full_stage_redraw_queued (ClutterStage *stage)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-gboolean
-_clutter_stage_has_full_redraw_queued (ClutterStage *stage)
-{
-  if (CLUTTER_ACTOR_IN_DESTRUCTION (stage))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  return is_full_stage_redraw_queued (stage);
-}
-
 static void
 setup_ray_for_coordinates (ClutterStage       *stage,
                            float               x,
@@ -3017,7 +2996,7 @@ free_pointer_device_entry (PointerDeviceEntry *entry)
   g_free (entry);
 }
 
-void
+static void
 clutter_stage_update_device_entry (ClutterStage         *self,
                                    ClutterInputDevice   *device,
                                    ClutterEventSequence *sequence,