diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state-private.h
index 5dce50453..96da08d3d 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state-private.h
@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@ _cogl_pipeline_set_layer_unit (CoglPipeline *required_owner,
                                CoglPipelineLayer *layer,
                                int unit_index);
 
-CoglPipelineFilter
-_cogl_pipeline_get_layer_min_filter (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
-                                     int layer_index);
-
-CoglPipelineFilter
-_cogl_pipeline_get_layer_mag_filter (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
-                                     int layer_index);
-
 gboolean
 _cogl_pipeline_layer_texture_data_equal (CoglPipelineLayer *authority0,
                                          CoglPipelineLayer *authority1,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.c
index 1c3aa96c3..087bf05b2 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.c
@@ -1260,34 +1260,6 @@ cogl_pipeline_get_layer_filters (CoglPipeline       *pipeline,
   return _cogl_pipeline_layer_get_filters (layer, min_filter, mag_filter);
 }
 
-CoglPipelineFilter
-_cogl_pipeline_layer_get_min_filter (CoglPipelineLayer *layer)
-{
-  CoglPipelineLayer *authority;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (_cogl_is_pipeline_layer (layer), 0);
-
-  authority =
-    _cogl_pipeline_layer_get_authority (layer,
-                                        COGL_PIPELINE_LAYER_STATE_SAMPLER);
-
-  return authority->sampler_cache_entry->min_filter;
-}
-
-CoglPipelineFilter
-_cogl_pipeline_layer_get_mag_filter (CoglPipelineLayer *layer)
-{
-  CoglPipelineLayer *authority;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (_cogl_is_pipeline_layer (layer), 0);
-
-  authority =
-    _cogl_pipeline_layer_get_authority (layer,
-                                        COGL_PIPELINE_LAYER_STATE_SAMPLER);
-
-  return authority->sampler_cache_entry->mag_filter;
-}
-
 void
 cogl_pipeline_set_layer_filters (CoglPipeline      *pipeline,
                                  int                layer_index,