diff --git a/src/compositor/compositor-private.h b/src/compositor/compositor-private.h
index c0414f7b3..1bda3aa90 100644
--- a/src/compositor/compositor-private.h
+++ b/src/compositor/compositor-private.h
@@ -159,11 +159,6 @@ void meta_compositor_show_window_menu (MetaCompositor     *compositor,
                                        int                 x,
                                        int                 y);
 
-void meta_compositor_show_window_menu_for_rect (MetaCompositor     *compositor,
-                                                MetaWindow         *window,
-				                MetaWindowMenuType  menu,
-                                                MetaRectangle      *rect);
-
 /*
  * This function takes a 64 bit time stamp from the monotonic clock, and clamps
  * it to the scope of the X server clock, without losing the granularity.
diff --git a/src/compositor/compositor.c b/src/compositor/compositor.c
index 83e4b1452..0e1d26bc1 100644
--- a/src/compositor/compositor.c
+++ b/src/compositor/compositor.c
@@ -1529,18 +1529,6 @@ meta_compositor_show_window_menu (MetaCompositor     *compositor,
   meta_plugin_manager_show_window_menu (priv->plugin_mgr, window, menu, x, y);
 }
 
-void
-meta_compositor_show_window_menu_for_rect (MetaCompositor     *compositor,
-                                           MetaWindow         *window,
-                                           MetaWindowMenuType  menu,
-                                           MetaRectangle      *rect)
-{
-  MetaCompositorPrivate *priv =
-    meta_compositor_get_instance_private (compositor);
-
-  meta_plugin_manager_show_window_menu_for_rect (priv->plugin_mgr, window, menu, rect);
-}
-
 MetaCloseDialog *
 meta_compositor_create_close_dialog (MetaCompositor *compositor,
                                      MetaWindow     *window)
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-plugin-manager.c b/src/compositor/meta-plugin-manager.c
index 2c28e1a4c..c455ccb61 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-plugin-manager.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-plugin-manager.c
@@ -410,22 +410,6 @@ meta_plugin_manager_show_window_menu (MetaPluginManager  *plugin_mgr,
     klass->show_window_menu (plugin, window, menu, x, y);
 }
 
-void
-meta_plugin_manager_show_window_menu_for_rect (MetaPluginManager  *plugin_mgr,
-                                               MetaWindow         *window,
-                                               MetaWindowMenuType  menu,
-					       MetaRectangle      *rect)
-{
-  MetaPlugin *plugin = plugin_mgr->plugin;
-  MetaPluginClass *klass = META_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS (plugin);
-
-  if (!should_start_effect (plugin_mgr))
-    return;
-
-  if (klass->show_window_menu_for_rect)
-    klass->show_window_menu_for_rect (plugin, window, menu, rect);
-}
-
 MetaCloseDialog *
 meta_plugin_manager_create_close_dialog (MetaPluginManager *plugin_mgr,
                                          MetaWindow        *window)
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-plugin-manager.h b/src/compositor/meta-plugin-manager.h
index dd0dbaa2a..e58f64db7 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-plugin-manager.h
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-plugin-manager.h
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ void meta_plugin_manager_show_window_menu (MetaPluginManager  *mgr,
                                            int                 x,
                                            int                 y);
 
-void meta_plugin_manager_show_window_menu_for_rect (MetaPluginManager  *mgr,
-		                                    MetaWindow         *window,
-						    MetaWindowMenuType  menu,
-						    MetaRectangle      *rect);
-
 MetaCloseDialog * meta_plugin_manager_create_close_dialog (MetaPluginManager *plugin_mgr,
                                                            MetaWindow        *window);
 
diff --git a/src/core/window-private.h b/src/core/window-private.h
index 6c1244d52..049712911 100644
--- a/src/core/window-private.h
+++ b/src/core/window-private.h
@@ -720,10 +720,6 @@ void meta_window_show_menu (MetaWindow         *window,
                             int                 x,
                             int                 y);
 
-void meta_window_show_menu_for_rect (MetaWindow         *window,
-                                     MetaWindowMenuType  menu,
-                                     MetaRectangle      *rect);
-
 GList* meta_window_get_workspaces (MetaWindow *window);
 
 void meta_window_get_work_area_for_logical_monitor (MetaWindow         *window,
diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index aa886ffaf..9e1082585 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -5615,15 +5615,6 @@ meta_window_show_menu (MetaWindow         *window,
   meta_compositor_show_window_menu (window->display->compositor, window, menu, x, y);
 }
 
-void
-meta_window_show_menu_for_rect (MetaWindow         *window,
-                                MetaWindowMenuType  menu,
-                                MetaRectangle      *rect)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (!window->override_redirect);
-  meta_compositor_show_window_menu_for_rect (window->display->compositor, window, menu, rect);
-}
-
 void
 meta_window_shove_titlebar_onscreen (MetaWindow *window)
 {