diff --git a/src/core/stack.c b/src/core/stack.c
index d1f7aae7b..2a4e83e8a 100644
--- a/src/core/stack.c
+++ b/src/core/stack.c
@@ -1056,111 +1056,6 @@ meta_stack_windows_cmp (MetaStack  *stack,
     return 0; /* not reached */
 }
 
-static int
-compare_just_window_stack_position (void *a,
-                                    void *b)
-{
-  MetaWindow *window_a = a;
-  MetaWindow *window_b = b;
-
-  if (window_a->stack_position < window_b->stack_position)
-    return -1; /* move window_a earlier in list */
-  else if (window_a->stack_position > window_b->stack_position)
-    return 1;
-  else
-    return 0; /* not reached */
-}
-
-GList *
-meta_stack_get_positions (MetaStack *stack)
-{
-  GList *tmp;
-
-  /* Make sure to handle any adds or removes */
-  stack_ensure_sorted (stack);
-
-  tmp = g_list_copy (stack->sorted);
-  tmp = g_list_sort (tmp, (GCompareFunc) compare_just_window_stack_position);
-
-  return tmp;
-}
-
-static gint
-compare_pointers (gconstpointer a,
-                  gconstpointer b)
-{
-  if (a > b)
-    return 1;
-  else if (a < b)
-    return -1;
-  else
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static gboolean
-lists_contain_same_windows (GList *a,
-                            GList *b)
-{
-  GList *copy1, *copy2;
-  GList *tmp1, *tmp2;
-
-  if (g_list_length (a) != g_list_length (b))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  tmp1 = copy1 = g_list_sort (g_list_copy (a), compare_pointers);
-  tmp2 = copy2 = g_list_sort (g_list_copy (b), compare_pointers);
-
-  while (tmp1 && tmp1->data == tmp2->data)   /* tmp2 is non-NULL if tmp1 is */
-    {
-      tmp1 = tmp1->next;
-      tmp2 = tmp2->next;
-    }
-
-  g_list_free (copy1);
-  g_list_free (copy2);
-
-  return (tmp1 == NULL);    /* tmp2 is non-NULL if tmp1 is */
-}
-
-void
-meta_stack_set_positions (MetaStack *stack,
-                          GList     *windows)
-{
-  int i;
-  GList *tmp;
-
-  /* Make sure any adds or removes aren't in limbo -- is this needed? */
-  stack_ensure_sorted (stack);
-
-  if (!lists_contain_same_windows (windows, stack->sorted))
-    {
-      meta_warning ("This list of windows has somehow changed; not resetting "
-                    "positions of the windows.");
-      return;
-    }
-
-  g_list_free (stack->sorted);
-  stack->sorted = g_list_copy (windows);
-
-  stack->need_resort = TRUE;
-  stack->need_constrain = TRUE;
-
-  i = 0;
-  tmp = windows;
-  while (tmp != NULL)
-    {
-      MetaWindow *w = tmp->data;
-      w->stack_position = i++;
-      tmp = tmp->next;
-    }
-
-  meta_topic (META_DEBUG_STACK,
-              "Reset the stack positions of (nearly) all windows");
-
-  meta_stack_changed (stack);
-  meta_stack_update_window_tile_matches (stack, NULL);
-}
-
 void
 meta_window_set_stack_position_no_sync (MetaWindow *window,
                                         int         position)
diff --git a/src/core/stack.h b/src/core/stack.h
index ba07b0037..1be792a36 100644
--- a/src/core/stack.h
+++ b/src/core/stack.h
@@ -309,31 +309,5 @@ int meta_stack_windows_cmp (MetaStack  *stack,
 void meta_window_set_stack_position (MetaWindow *window,
                                      int         position);
 
-/**
- * meta_stack_get_positions:
- * @stack: The stack to examine.
- *
- * Returns the current stack state, allowing rudimentary transactions.
- *
- * Returns: (transfer container) (element-type Meta.Window):
- *          An opaque #GList representing the current stack sort order;
- *          it is the caller's responsibility to free it.
- *          Pass this to meta_stack_set_positions() later if you want to restore
- *          the state to where it was when you called this function.
- */
-GList * meta_stack_get_positions (MetaStack *stack);
-
-/**
- * meta_stack_set_positions:
- * @stack:  The stack to roll back.
- * @windows:  The list returned from meta_stack_get_positions().
- *
- * Rolls back a transaction, given the list returned from
- * meta_stack_get_positions().
- *
- */
-void meta_stack_set_positions (MetaStack *stack,
-                               GList     *windows);
-
 void meta_stack_update_window_tile_matches (MetaStack     *stack,
                                             MetaWorkspace *workspace);