diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-plugin.c b/src/compositor/meta-plugin.c
index b69f88953..ef38b2e3e 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-plugin.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-plugin.c
@@ -64,17 +64,6 @@ meta_plugin_init (MetaPlugin *self)
 {
 }
 
-const MetaPluginInfo *
-meta_plugin_get_info (MetaPlugin *plugin)
-{
-  MetaPluginClass  *klass = META_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS (plugin);
-
-  if (klass && klass->plugin_info)
-    return klass->plugin_info (plugin);
-
-  return NULL;
-}
-
 #ifdef HAVE_X11
 gboolean
 _meta_plugin_xevent_filter (MetaPlugin *plugin,
diff --git a/src/meta/meta-plugin.h b/src/meta/meta-plugin.h
index 8d71dc84c..6c24df7eb 100644
--- a/src/meta/meta-plugin.h
+++ b/src/meta/meta-plugin.h
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 META_EXPORT
 G_DECLARE_DERIVABLE_TYPE (MetaPlugin, meta_plugin, META, PLUGIN, GObject)
 
-typedef struct _MetaPluginInfo    MetaPluginInfo;
-
 /* Allows us to keep the xevent_filter vfunc even when building Mutter without X11 */
 typedef union _XEvent XEvent;
 
@@ -56,8 +54,6 @@ typedef union _XEvent XEvent;
  * effect needs to be killed prematurely
  * @xevent_filter: virtual function called when handling each event
  * @keybinding_filter: virtual function called when handling each keybinding
- * @plugin_info: virtual function that returns information about the
- * #MetaPlugin
  */
 struct _MetaPluginClass
 {
@@ -207,16 +203,6 @@ struct _MetaPluginClass
    */
   void (*confirm_display_change) (MetaPlugin *plugin);
 
-  /**
-   * MetaPluginClass::plugin_info:
-   * @plugin: a #MetaPlugin
-   *
-   * Virtual function that returns information about the #MetaPlugin.
-   *
-   * Returns: a #MetaPluginInfo.
-   */
-  const MetaPluginInfo * (*plugin_info) (MetaPlugin *plugin);
-
   /**
    * MetaPluginClass::create_close_dialog:
    * @plugin: a #MetaPlugin
@@ -254,26 +240,6 @@ struct _MetaPluginClass
   void (*locate_pointer) (MetaPlugin      *plugin);
 };
 
-/**
- * MetaPluginInfo:
- * @name: name of the plugin
- * @version: version of the plugin
- * @author: author of the plugin
- * @license: license of the plugin
- * @description: description of the plugin
- */
-struct _MetaPluginInfo
-{
-  const gchar *name;
-  const gchar *version;
-  const gchar *author;
-  const gchar *license;
-  const gchar *description;
-};
-
-META_EXPORT
-const MetaPluginInfo * meta_plugin_get_info (MetaPlugin *plugin);
-
 /*
  * Convenience macro to set up the plugin type. Based on GEdit.
  */