diff --git a/js/js-resources.gresource.xml b/js/js-resources.gresource.xml
index a1a419686..591875f8c 100644
--- a/js/js-resources.gresource.xml
+++ b/js/js-resources.gresource.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
     <file>ui/screenshot.js</file>
     <file>ui/scripting.js</file>
     <file>ui/search.js</file>
-    <file>ui/separator.js</file>
     <file>ui/sessionMode.js</file>
     <file>ui/shellDBus.js</file>
     <file>ui/shellEntry.js</file>
diff --git a/js/ui/separator.js b/js/ui/separator.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1de1d89c3..000000000
--- a/js/ui/separator.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// -*- mode: js; js-indent-level: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-
-const Cairo = imports.cairo;
-const Lang = imports.lang;
-const St = imports.gi.St;
-
-const HorizontalSeparator = new Lang.Class({
-    Name: 'HorizontalSeparator',
-
-    _init: function (params) {
-        this.actor = new St.DrawingArea(params);
-        this.actor.connect('repaint', Lang.bind(this, this._onRepaint));
-    },
-
-    _onRepaint: function(area) {
-        let cr = area.get_context();
-        let themeNode = area.get_theme_node();
-        let [width, height] = area.get_surface_size();
-        let margin = themeNode.get_length('-margin-horizontal');
-        let gradientHeight = themeNode.get_length('-gradient-height');
-        let startColor = themeNode.get_color('-gradient-start');
-        let endColor = themeNode.get_color('-gradient-end');
-
-        let gradientWidth = (width - margin * 2);
-        let gradientOffset = (height - gradientHeight) / 2;
-        let pattern = new Cairo.LinearGradient(margin, gradientOffset, width - margin, gradientOffset + gradientHeight);
-        pattern.addColorStopRGBA(0, startColor.red / 255, startColor.green / 255, startColor.blue / 255, startColor.alpha / 255);
-        pattern.addColorStopRGBA(0.5, endColor.red / 255, endColor.green / 255, endColor.blue / 255, endColor.alpha / 255);
-        pattern.addColorStopRGBA(1, startColor.red / 255, startColor.green / 255, startColor.blue / 255, startColor.alpha / 255);
-        cr.setSource(pattern);
-        cr.rectangle(margin, gradientOffset, gradientWidth, gradientHeight);
-        cr.fill();
-        cr.$dispose();
-    }
-});