diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c
index ffeacaadc..aa1e6ad80 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c
@@ -23,18 +23,6 @@ clutter_stage_window_default_init (ClutterStageWindowInterface *iface)
 {
 }
 
-/**
- * _clutter_stage_window_get_wrapper:
- * @window: a #ClutterStageWindow object
- *
- * Returns the pointer to the #ClutterStage it's part of.
- */
-ClutterActor *
-_clutter_stage_window_get_wrapper (ClutterStageWindow *window)
-{
-  return CLUTTER_STAGE_WINDOW_GET_IFACE (window)->get_wrapper (window);
-}
-
 void
 _clutter_stage_window_set_title (ClutterStageWindow *window,
                                  const gchar        *title)
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h
index 931383493..506f8aa73 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ struct _ClutterStageWindowInterface
   /*< private >*/
   GTypeInterface parent_iface;
 
-  ClutterActor     *(* get_wrapper)             (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window);
-
   void              (* set_title)               (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window,
                                                  const gchar        *title);
 
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@ struct _ClutterStageWindowInterface
                                                  ClutterFrame       *frame);
 };
 
-ClutterActor *    _clutter_stage_window_get_wrapper        (ClutterStageWindow *window);
-
 void              _clutter_stage_window_set_title          (ClutterStageWindow *window,
                                                             const gchar        *title);
 void              _clutter_stage_window_set_cursor_visible (ClutterStageWindow *window,
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c b/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c
index c35cb36e3..0101affce 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-stage-impl.c
@@ -105,12 +105,6 @@ meta_stage_impl_get_frame_counter (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
   return priv->global_frame_counter;
 }
 
-static ClutterActor *
-meta_stage_impl_get_wrapper (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
-{
-  return CLUTTER_ACTOR (META_STAGE_IMPL (stage_window)->wrapper);
-}
-
 static void
 meta_stage_impl_show (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window,
                       gboolean            do_raise)
@@ -815,7 +809,6 @@ clutter_stage_window_iface_init (ClutterStageWindowInterface *iface)
 {
   iface->realize = meta_stage_impl_realize;
   iface->unrealize = meta_stage_impl_unrealize;
-  iface->get_wrapper = meta_stage_impl_get_wrapper;
   iface->resize = meta_stage_impl_resize;
   iface->show = meta_stage_impl_show;
   iface->hide = meta_stage_impl_hide;