diff --git a/clutter/wayland/clutter-backend-wayland.c b/clutter/wayland/clutter-backend-wayland.c
index dde234756..4ab31a906 100644
--- a/clutter/wayland/clutter-backend-wayland.c
+++ b/clutter/wayland/clutter-backend-wayland.c
@@ -592,24 +592,6 @@ clutter_backend_wayland_get_features (ClutterBackend *backend)
   return flags;
 }
 
-static ClutterStageWindow *
-clutter_backend_wayland_create_stage (ClutterBackend  *backend,
-				      ClutterStage    *wrapper,
-				      GError         **error)
-{
-  ClutterBackendWayland *backend_wayland = CLUTTER_BACKEND_WAYLAND (backend);
-  ClutterStageWindow *stage;
-  ClutterStageWayland *stage_wayland;
-
-  stage = g_object_new (CLUTTER_TYPE_STAGE_WAYLAND, NULL);
-
-  stage_wayland = CLUTTER_STAGE_WAYLAND (stage);
-  stage_wayland->backend = backend_wayland;
-  stage_wayland->wrapper = wrapper;
-
-  return stage;
-}
-
 static void
 _clutter_backend_wayland_class_init (ClutterBackendWaylandClass *klass)
 {
@@ -625,7 +607,6 @@ _clutter_backend_wayland_class_init (ClutterBackendWaylandClass *klass)
   backend_class->pre_parse        = clutter_backend_wayland_pre_parse;
   backend_class->post_parse       = clutter_backend_wayland_post_parse;
   backend_class->get_features     = clutter_backend_wayland_get_features;
-  backend_class->create_stage     = clutter_backend_wayland_create_stage;
   backend_class->create_context   = clutter_backend_wayland_create_context;
   backend_class->redraw           = clutter_backend_wayland_redraw;
 }