diff --git a/clutter/clutter-backend.c b/clutter/clutter-backend.c
index c174ae817..47a928f50 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-backend.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-backend.c
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ struct _ClutterBackendPrivate
 {
   cairo_font_options_t *font_options;
 
-  gchar *font_name;
-
   gfloat units_per_em;
   gint32 units_serial;
 
@@ -155,7 +153,6 @@ clutter_backend_finalize (GObject *gobject)
 
   g_source_destroy (backend->cogl_source);
 
-  g_free (backend->priv->font_name);
   clutter_backend_set_font_options (backend, NULL);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (clutter_backend_parent_class)->finalize (gobject);
@@ -945,129 +942,6 @@ clutter_get_default_backend (void)
   return clutter_context->backend;
 }
 
-/**
- * clutter_backend_set_double_click_time:
- * @backend: a #ClutterBackend
- * @msec: milliseconds between two button press events
- *
- * Sets the maximum time between two button press events, used to
- * verify whether it's a double click event or not.
- *
- * Since: 0.4
- *
- * Deprecated: 1.4: Use #ClutterSettings:double-click-time instead
- */
-void
-clutter_backend_set_double_click_time (ClutterBackend *backend,
-                                       guint           msec)
-{
-  ClutterSettings *settings = clutter_settings_get_default ();
-
-  g_object_set (settings, "double-click-time", msec, NULL);
-}
-
-/**
- * clutter_backend_get_double_click_time:
- * @backend: a #ClutterBackend
- *
- * Gets the maximum time between two button press events, as set
- * by clutter_backend_set_double_click_time().
- *
- * Return value: a time in milliseconds
- *
- * Since: 0.4
- *
- * Deprecated: 1.4: Use #ClutterSettings:double-click-time instead
- */
-guint
-clutter_backend_get_double_click_time (ClutterBackend *backend)
-{
-  ClutterSettings *settings = clutter_settings_get_default ();
-  gint retval;
-
-  g_object_get (settings, "double-click-time", &retval, NULL);
-
-  return retval;
-}
-
-/**
- * clutter_backend_set_double_click_distance:
- * @backend: a #ClutterBackend
- * @distance: a distance, in pixels
- *
- * Sets the maximum distance used to verify a double click event.
- *
- * Since: 0.4
- *
- * Deprecated: 1.4: Use #ClutterSettings:double-click-distance instead
- */
-void
-clutter_backend_set_double_click_distance (ClutterBackend *backend,
-                                           guint           distance)
-{
-  ClutterSettings *settings = clutter_settings_get_default ();
-
-  g_object_set (settings, "double-click-distance", distance, NULL);
-}
-
-/**
- * clutter_backend_get_double_click_distance:
- * @backend: a #ClutterBackend
- *
- * Retrieves the distance used to verify a double click event
- *
- * Return value: a distance, in pixels.
- *
- * Since: 0.4
- *
- * Deprecated: 1.4: Use #ClutterSettings:double-click-distance instead
- */
-guint
-clutter_backend_get_double_click_distance (ClutterBackend *backend)
-{
-  ClutterSettings *settings = clutter_settings_get_default ();
-  gint retval;
-
-  g_object_get (settings, "double-click-distance", &retval, NULL);
-
-  return retval;
-}
-
-/**
- * clutter_backend_set_resolution:
- * @backend: a #ClutterBackend
- * @dpi: the resolution in "dots per inch" (Physical inches aren't
- *   actually involved; the terminology is conventional).
- *
- * Sets the resolution for font handling on the screen. This is a
- * scale factor between points specified in a #PangoFontDescription
- * and cairo units. The default value is 96, meaning that a 10 point
- * font will be 13 units high. (10 * 96. / 72. = 13.3).
- *
- * Applications should never need to call this function.
- *
- * Since: 0.4
- *
- * Deprecated: 1.4: Use #ClutterSettings:font-dpi instead
- */
-void
-clutter_backend_set_resolution (ClutterBackend *backend,
-                                gdouble         dpi)
-{
-  ClutterSettings *settings;
-  gint resolution;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_BACKEND (backend));
-
-  if (dpi < 0)
-    resolution = -1;
-  else
-    resolution = dpi * 1024;
-
-  settings = clutter_settings_get_default ();
-  g_object_set (settings, "font-dpi", resolution, NULL);
-}
-
 /**
  * clutter_backend_get_resolution:
  * @backend: a #ClutterBackend
@@ -1184,64 +1058,6 @@ clutter_backend_get_font_options (ClutterBackend *backend)
   return priv->font_options;
 }
 
-/**
- * clutter_backend_set_font_name:
- * @backend: a #ClutterBackend
- * @font_name: the name of the font
- *
- * Sets the default font to be used by Clutter. The @font_name string
- * must either be %NULL, which means that the font name from the
- * default #ClutterBackend will be used; or be something that can
- * be parsed by the pango_font_description_from_string() function.
- *
- * Since: 1.0
- *
- * Deprecated: 1.4: Use #ClutterSettings:font-name instead
- */
-void
-clutter_backend_set_font_name (ClutterBackend *backend,
-                               const gchar    *font_name)
-{
-  ClutterSettings *settings = clutter_settings_get_default ();
-
-  g_object_set (settings, "font-name", font_name, NULL);
-}
-
-/**
- * clutter_backend_get_font_name:
- * @backend: a #ClutterBackend
- *
- * Retrieves the default font name as set by
- * clutter_backend_set_font_name().
- *
- * Return value: the font name for the backend. The returned string is
- *   owned by the #ClutterBackend and should never be modified or freed
- *
- * Since: 1.0
- *
- * Deprecated: 1.4: Use #ClutterSettings:font-name instead
- */
-const gchar *
-clutter_backend_get_font_name (ClutterBackend *backend)
-{
-  ClutterBackendPrivate *priv;
-  ClutterSettings *settings;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_BACKEND (backend), NULL);
-
-  priv = backend->priv;
-
-  settings = clutter_settings_get_default ();
-
-  /* XXX yuck. but we return a const pointer, so we need to
-   * store it in the backend
-   */
-  g_free (priv->font_name);
-  g_object_get (settings, "font-name", &priv->font_name, NULL);
-
-  return priv->font_name;
-}
-
 gint32
 _clutter_backend_get_units_serial (ClutterBackend *backend)
 {