diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
index 54b01e04e..1a05f8500 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
@@ -456,18 +456,6 @@ meta_cursor_renderer_set_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
   meta_cursor_renderer_update_cursor (renderer, priv->displayed_cursor);
 }
 
-graphene_point_t
-meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer)
-{
-  MetaCursorRendererPrivate *priv =
-    meta_cursor_renderer_get_instance_private (renderer);
-
-  return (graphene_point_t) {
-    .x = priv->current_x,
-    .y = priv->current_y
-  };
-}
-
 MetaCursorSprite *
 meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
index 38621027c..2156d9125 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ void meta_cursor_renderer_set_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
 void meta_cursor_renderer_set_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
                                         float               x,
                                         float               y);
-graphene_point_t meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);
 void meta_cursor_renderer_force_update (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);
 
 MetaCursorSprite * meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);