diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c b/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c
index 013e71cf3..4a63d2feb 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.c
@@ -276,120 +276,6 @@ get_seat_proxy (gchar        *seat_id,
   return seat;
 }
 
-static gboolean
-take_device (MetaDbusLogin1Session  *session_proxy,
-             int                     dev_major,
-             int                     dev_minor,
-             int                    *out_fd,
-             GCancellable           *cancellable,
-             GError                **error)
-{
-  g_autoptr (GVariant) fd_variant = NULL;
-  g_autoptr (GUnixFDList) fd_list = NULL;
-  int fd = -1;
-
-  if (!meta_dbus_login1_session_call_take_device_sync (session_proxy,
-                                                       dev_major,
-                                                       dev_minor,
-                                                       NULL,
-                                                       &fd_variant,
-                                                       NULL, /* paused */
-                                                       &fd_list,
-                                                       cancellable,
-                                                       error))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  fd = g_unix_fd_list_get (fd_list, g_variant_get_handle (fd_variant), error);
-  if (fd == -1)
-    return FALSE;
-
-  *out_fd = fd;
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
-static gboolean
-get_device_info_from_path (const char *path,
-                           int        *out_major,
-                           int        *out_minor)
-{
-  int r;
-  struct stat st;
-
-  r = stat (path, &st);
-  if (r < 0 || !S_ISCHR (st.st_mode))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  *out_major = major (st.st_rdev);
-  *out_minor = minor (st.st_rdev);
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
-static gboolean
-get_device_info_from_fd (int  fd,
-                         int *out_major,
-                         int *out_minor)
-{
-  int r;
-  struct stat st;
-
-  r = fstat (fd, &st);
-  if (r < 0 || !S_ISCHR (st.st_mode))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  *out_major = major (st.st_rdev);
-  *out_minor = minor (st.st_rdev);
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
-int
-meta_launcher_open_restricted (MetaLauncher *launcher,
-                               const char   *path,
-                               GError      **error)
-{
-  int fd;
-  int major, minor;
-
-  if (!get_device_info_from_path (path, &major, &minor))
-    {
-      g_set_error (error,
-                   G_IO_ERROR,
-                   G_IO_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
-                   "Could not get device info for path %s: %m", path);
-      return -1;
-    }
-
-  if (!take_device (launcher->session_proxy, major, minor, &fd, NULL, error))
-    return -1;
-
-  return fd;
-}
-
-void
-meta_launcher_close_restricted (MetaLauncher *launcher,
-                                int           fd)
-{
-  MetaDbusLogin1Session *session_proxy = launcher->session_proxy;
-  int major, minor;
-  GError *error = NULL;
-
-  if (!get_device_info_from_fd (fd, &major, &minor))
-    {
-      g_warning ("Could not get device info for fd %d: %m", fd);
-      goto out;
-    }
-
-  if (!meta_dbus_login1_session_call_release_device_sync (session_proxy,
-                                                          major, minor,
-                                                          NULL, &error))
-    {
-      g_warning ("Could not release device (%d,%d): %s",
-                 major, minor, error->message);
-    }
-
-out:
-  close (fd);
-}
-
 static void
 sync_active (MetaLauncher *self)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.h b/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.h
index 265be958e..267b68337 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-launcher.h
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ gboolean          meta_launcher_activate_vt             (MetaLauncher  *self,
 
 const char *      meta_launcher_get_seat_id             (MetaLauncher *launcher);
 
-int               meta_launcher_open_restricted         (MetaLauncher *launcher,
-                                                         const char   *path,
-                                                         GError      **error);
-
-void              meta_launcher_close_restricted        (MetaLauncher *launcher,
-                                                         int           fd);
-
 MetaDbusLogin1Session * meta_launcher_get_session_proxy (MetaLauncher *launcher);