diff --git a/src/ui/ui.c b/src/ui/ui.c
index c5d184285..6fe435e86 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui/ui.c
@@ -821,43 +821,6 @@ meta_ui_parse_accelerator (const char          *accel,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* Caller responsible for freeing return string of meta_ui_accelerator_name! */
-gchar*
-meta_ui_accelerator_name  (unsigned int        keysym,
-                           MetaVirtualModifier mask)
-{
-  GdkModifierType mods = 0;
-        
-  if (keysym == 0 && mask == 0)
-    {
-      return g_strdup ("disabled");
-    }
-
-  if (mask & META_VIRTUAL_SHIFT_MASK)
-    mods |= GDK_SHIFT_MASK;
-  if (mask & META_VIRTUAL_CONTROL_MASK)
-    mods |= GDK_CONTROL_MASK;
-  if (mask & META_VIRTUAL_ALT_MASK)
-    mods |= GDK_MOD1_MASK;
-  if (mask & META_VIRTUAL_MOD2_MASK)
-    mods |= GDK_MOD2_MASK;
-  if (mask & META_VIRTUAL_MOD3_MASK)
-    mods |= GDK_MOD3_MASK;
-  if (mask & META_VIRTUAL_MOD4_MASK)
-    mods |= GDK_MOD4_MASK;
-  if (mask & META_VIRTUAL_MOD5_MASK)
-    mods |= GDK_MOD5_MASK;
-  if (mask & META_VIRTUAL_SUPER_MASK)
-    mods |= GDK_SUPER_MASK;
-  if (mask & META_VIRTUAL_HYPER_MASK)
-    mods |= GDK_HYPER_MASK;
-  if (mask & META_VIRTUAL_META_MASK)
-    mods |= GDK_META_MASK;
-
-  return gtk_accelerator_name (keysym, mods);
-
-}
-
 gboolean
 meta_ui_parse_modifier (const char          *accel,
                         MetaVirtualModifier *mask)
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.h b/src/ui/ui.h
index 165129fa8..9633b2c20 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.h
+++ b/src/ui/ui.h
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ gboolean meta_ui_parse_accelerator (const char          *accel,
                                     MetaVirtualModifier *mask);
 gboolean meta_ui_parse_modifier    (const char          *accel,
                                     MetaVirtualModifier *mask);
-
-/* Caller responsible for freeing return string of meta_ui_accelerator_name! */
-gchar*   meta_ui_accelerator_name  (unsigned int        keysym,
-                                    MetaVirtualModifier mask);
 gboolean meta_ui_window_is_widget (MetaUI *ui,
                                    Window  xwindow);