diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
index 7f25aadd1..518edb3c9 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
@@ -255,16 +255,6 @@ _cogl_atlas_texture_gl_flush_legacy_texobj_wrap_modes (CoglTexture *tex,
                                                    wrap_mode_t);
 }
 
-static int
-_cogl_atlas_texture_get_max_waste (CoglTexture *tex)
-{
-  CoglAtlasTexture *atlas_tex = COGL_ATLAS_TEXTURE (tex);
-  CoglTextureClass *klass = COGL_TEXTURE_GET_CLASS (atlas_tex->sub_texture);
-
-  /* Forward on to the sub texture */
-  return klass->get_max_waste (COGL_TEXTURE (atlas_tex->sub_texture));
-}
-
 static gboolean
 _cogl_atlas_texture_is_sliced (CoglTexture *tex)
 {
@@ -814,7 +804,6 @@ cogl_atlas_texture_class_init (CoglAtlasTextureClass *klass)
   texture_class->allocate = _cogl_atlas_texture_allocate;
   texture_class->set_region = _cogl_atlas_texture_set_region;
   texture_class->foreach_sub_texture_in_region = _cogl_atlas_texture_foreach_sub_texture_in_region;
-  texture_class->get_max_waste = _cogl_atlas_texture_get_max_waste;
   texture_class->is_sliced = _cogl_atlas_texture_is_sliced;
   texture_class->can_hardware_repeat = _cogl_atlas_texture_can_hardware_repeat;
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-sub-texture.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-sub-texture.c
index d81c7d726..26d52385d 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-sub-texture.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-sub-texture.c
@@ -188,15 +188,6 @@ _cogl_sub_texture_allocate (CoglTexture *tex,
   return status;
 }
 
-static int
-_cogl_sub_texture_get_max_waste (CoglTexture *tex)
-{
-  CoglSubTexture *sub_tex = COGL_SUB_TEXTURE (tex);
-  CoglTextureClass *klass = COGL_TEXTURE_GET_CLASS (sub_tex->full_texture);
-
-  return klass->get_max_waste (sub_tex->full_texture);
-}
-
 static gboolean
 _cogl_sub_texture_is_sliced (CoglTexture *tex)
 {
@@ -366,7 +357,6 @@ cogl_sub_texture_class_init (CoglSubTextureClass *klass)
   texture_class->set_region = _cogl_sub_texture_set_region;
   texture_class->is_get_data_supported = _cogl_sub_texture_is_get_data_supported;
   texture_class->foreach_sub_texture_in_region = _cogl_sub_texture_foreach_sub_texture_in_region;
-  texture_class->get_max_waste = _cogl_sub_texture_get_max_waste;
   texture_class->is_sliced = _cogl_sub_texture_is_sliced;
   texture_class->can_hardware_repeat = _cogl_sub_texture_can_hardware_repeat;
   texture_class->transform_coords_to_gl = _cogl_sub_texture_transform_coords_to_gl;
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced.c
index 4322b33c7..45cd8e7e8 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d-sliced.c
@@ -735,14 +735,6 @@ _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_allocate (CoglTexture *tex,
   g_return_val_if_reached (FALSE);
 }
 
-static int
-_cogl_texture_2d_sliced_get_max_waste (CoglTexture *tex)
-{
-  CoglTexture2DSliced *tex_2ds = COGL_TEXTURE_2D_SLICED (tex);
-
-  return tex_2ds->max_waste;
-}
-
 static gboolean
 _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_is_sliced (CoglTexture *tex)
 {
@@ -1192,7 +1184,6 @@ cogl_texture_2d_sliced_class_init (CoglTexture2DSlicedClass *klass)
   texture_class->allocate = _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_allocate;
   texture_class->set_region = _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_set_region;
   texture_class->foreach_sub_texture_in_region = _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_foreach_sub_texture_in_region;
-  texture_class->get_max_waste = _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_get_max_waste;
   texture_class->is_sliced = _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_is_sliced;
   texture_class->can_hardware_repeat = _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_can_hardware_repeat;
   texture_class->transform_coords_to_gl = _cogl_texture_2d_sliced_transform_coords_to_gl;
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d.c
index 2821998e3..983fb1c83 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-2d.c
@@ -147,12 +147,6 @@ _cogl_texture_2d_copy_from_framebuffer (CoglTexture2D *tex_2d,
   tex_2d->mipmaps_dirty = TRUE;
 }
 
-static int
-_cogl_texture_2d_get_max_waste (CoglTexture *tex)
-{
-  return -1;
-}
-
 static gboolean
 _cogl_texture_2d_is_sliced (CoglTexture *tex)
 {
@@ -350,7 +344,6 @@ cogl_texture_2d_class_init (CoglTexture2DClass *klass)
   texture_class->set_region = _cogl_texture_2d_set_region;
   texture_class->is_get_data_supported = _cogl_texture_2d_is_get_data_supported;
   texture_class->get_data = _cogl_texture_2d_get_data;
-  texture_class->get_max_waste = _cogl_texture_2d_get_max_waste;
   texture_class->is_sliced = _cogl_texture_2d_is_sliced;
   texture_class->can_hardware_repeat = _cogl_texture_2d_can_hardware_repeat;
   texture_class->transform_coords_to_gl = _cogl_texture_2d_transform_coords_to_gl;
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-private.h
index e8e1f901e..5cffd9b0b 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-private.h
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ struct _CoglTextureClass
                                           CoglTextureForeachCallback  callback,
                                           void                       *user_data);
 
-  int (* get_max_waste) (CoglTexture *tex);
-
   gboolean (* is_sliced) (CoglTexture *tex);
 
   gboolean (* can_hardware_repeat) (CoglTexture *tex);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-texture-pixmap-x11.c b/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-texture-pixmap-x11.c
index 8b8cfc436..a46da545e 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-texture-pixmap-x11.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/winsys/cogl-texture-pixmap-x11.c
@@ -793,15 +793,6 @@ _cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_get_data (CoglTexture *tex,
   return cogl_texture_get_data (child_tex, format, rowstride, data);
 }
 
-static int
-_cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_get_max_waste (CoglTexture *tex)
-{
-  CoglTexturePixmapX11 *tex_pixmap = COGL_TEXTURE_PIXMAP_X11 (tex);
-  CoglTexture *child_tex = _cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_get_texture (tex_pixmap);
-
-  return COGL_TEXTURE_GET_CLASS (child_tex)->get_max_waste (child_tex);
-}
-
 static void
 _cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_foreach_sub_texture_in_region
                                   (CoglTexture                *tex,
@@ -965,7 +956,6 @@ cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_class_init (CoglTexturePixmapX11Class *klass)
   texture_class->allocate = _cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_allocate;
   texture_class->set_region = _cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_set_region;
   texture_class->get_data = _cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_get_data;
-  texture_class->get_max_waste = _cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_get_max_waste;
   texture_class->foreach_sub_texture_in_region = _cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_foreach_sub_texture_in_region;
   texture_class->is_sliced = _cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_is_sliced;
   texture_class->can_hardware_repeat = _cogl_texture_pixmap_x11_can_hardware_repeat;