diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-frame-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-frame-native.c
index 2701a9316..146144db0 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-frame-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-frame-native.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ struct _MetaFrameNative
   ClutterFrame base;
 
   MetaKmsUpdate *kms_update;
-  gboolean had_kms_update;
 };
 
 static void
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ meta_frame_native_ensure_kms_update (MetaFrameNative *frame_native,
     }
 
   frame_native->kms_update = meta_kms_update_new (kms_device);
-  frame_native->had_kms_update = TRUE;
   return frame_native->kms_update;
 }
 
@@ -78,9 +76,3 @@ meta_frame_native_has_kms_update (MetaFrameNative *frame_native)
 {
   return !!frame_native->kms_update;
 }
-
-gboolean
-meta_frame_native_had_kms_update (MetaFrameNative *frame_native)
-{
-  return frame_native->had_kms_update;
-}
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-frame-native.h b/src/backends/native/meta-frame-native.h
index abfb17145..f86d3b0b0 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-frame-native.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-frame-native.h
@@ -36,6 +36,3 @@ MetaKmsUpdate * meta_frame_native_steal_kms_update (MetaFrameNative *frame_nativ
 
 META_EXPORT_TEST
 gboolean meta_frame_native_has_kms_update (MetaFrameNative *frame_native);
-
-META_EXPORT_TEST
-gboolean meta_frame_native_had_kms_update (MetaFrameNative *frame_native);