diff --git a/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-material-compat.c b/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-material-compat.c
index 5a8543367..ac59a3af7 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-material-compat.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-material-compat.c
@@ -104,15 +104,3 @@ cogl_material_set_layer (CoglMaterial *material,
   cogl_pipeline_set_layer_texture (COGL_PIPELINE (material),
                                    layer_index, texture);
 }
-
-gboolean
-cogl_material_set_layer_combine (CoglMaterial *material,
-				 int           layer_index,
-				 const char   *blend_string,
-                                 GError **error)
-{
-  return cogl_pipeline_set_layer_combine (COGL_PIPELINE (material),
-                                          layer_index,
-                                          blend_string,
-                                          error);
-}
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-material-compat.h b/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-material-compat.h
index 6f4dc58e8..cfe483b0b 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-material-compat.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-material-compat.h
@@ -419,106 +419,6 @@ cogl_material_set_layer (CoglMaterial *material,
 			 int           layer_index,
 			 CoglHandle    texture);
 
-/**
- * cogl_material_set_layer_combine:
- * @material: A #CoglMaterial object
- * @layer_index: Specifies the layer you want define a combine function for
- * @blend_string: A <link linkend="cogl-Blend-Strings">Cogl blend string</link>
- *    describing the desired texture combine function.
- * @error: A #GError that may report parse errors or lack of GPU/driver
- *   support. May be %NULL, in which case a warning will be printed out if an
- *   error is encountered.
- *
- * If not already familiar; you can refer
- * <link linkend="cogl-Blend-Strings">here</link> for an overview of what blend
- * strings are and there syntax.
- *
- * These are all the functions available for texture combining:
- * <itemizedlist>
- *   <listitem>REPLACE(arg0) = arg0</listitem>
- *   <listitem>MODULATE(arg0, arg1) = arg0 x arg1</listitem>
- *   <listitem>ADD(arg0, arg1) = arg0 + arg1</listitem>
- *   <listitem>ADD_SIGNED(arg0, arg1) = arg0 + arg1 - 0.5</listitem>
- *   <listitem>INTERPOLATE(arg0, arg1, arg2) = arg0 x arg2 + arg1 x (1 - arg2)</listitem>
- *   <listitem>SUBTRACT(arg0, arg1) = arg0 - arg1</listitem>
- *   <listitem>
- *     <programlisting>
- *  DOT3_RGB(arg0, arg1) = 4 x ((arg0[R] - 0.5)) * (arg1[R] - 0.5) +
- *                              (arg0[G] - 0.5)) * (arg1[G] - 0.5) +
- *                              (arg0[B] - 0.5)) * (arg1[B] - 0.5))
- *     </programlisting>
- *   </listitem>
- *   <listitem>
- *     <programlisting>
- *  DOT3_RGBA(arg0, arg1) = 4 x ((arg0[R] - 0.5)) * (arg1[R] - 0.5) +
- *                               (arg0[G] - 0.5)) * (arg1[G] - 0.5) +
- *                               (arg0[B] - 0.5)) * (arg1[B] - 0.5))
- *     </programlisting>
- *   </listitem>
- * </itemizedlist>
- *
- * Refer to the
- * <link linkend="cogl-Blend-String-syntax">color-source syntax</link> for
- * describing the arguments. The valid source names for texture combining
- * are:
- * <variablelist>
- *   <varlistentry>
- *     <term>TEXTURE</term>
- *     <listitem>Use the color from the current texture layer</listitem>
- *   </varlistentry>
- *   <varlistentry>
- *     <term>TEXTURE_0, TEXTURE_1, etc</term>
- *     <listitem>Use the color from the specified texture layer</listitem>
- *   </varlistentry>
- *   <varlistentry>
- *     <term>CONSTANT</term>
- *     <listitem>Use the color from the constant given with
- *     cogl_material_set_layer_constant()</listitem>
- *   </varlistentry>
- *   <varlistentry>
- *     <term>PRIMARY</term>
- *     <listitem>Use the color of the material as set with
- *     cogl_material_set_color()</listitem>
- *   </varlistentry>
- *   <varlistentry>
- *     <term>PREVIOUS</term>
- *     <listitem>Either use the texture color from the previous layer, or
- *     if this is layer 0, use the color of the material as set with
- *     cogl_material_set_color()</listitem>
- *   </varlistentry>
- * </variablelist>
- *
- * <refsect2 id="cogl-Layer-Combine-Examples">
- *   <title>Layer Combine Examples</title>
- *   <para>This is effectively what the default blending is:</para>
- *   <informalexample><programlisting>
- *   RGBA = MODULATE (PREVIOUS, TEXTURE)
- *   </programlisting></informalexample>
- *   <para>This could be used to cross-fade between two images, using
- *   the alpha component of a constant as the interpolator. The constant
- *   color is given by calling cogl_material_set_layer_constant.</para>
- *   <informalexample><programlisting>
- *   RGBA = INTERPOLATE (PREVIOUS, TEXTURE, CONSTANT[A])
- *   </programlisting></informalexample>
- * </refsect2>
- *
- * <note>You can't give a multiplication factor for arguments as you can
- * with blending.</note>
- *
- * Return value: %TRUE if the blend string was successfully parsed, and the
- *   described texture combining is supported by the underlying driver and
- *   or hardware. On failure, %FALSE is returned and @error is set
- *
- * Since: 1.0
- * Deprecated: 1.16: Use cogl_pipeline_set_layer_combine() instead
- */
-COGL_DEPRECATED_FOR (cogl_pipeline_set_layer_combine)
-COGL_EXPORT gboolean
-cogl_material_set_layer_combine (CoglMaterial *material,
-				 int           layer_index,
-				 const char   *blend_string,
-                                 GError      **error);
-
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __COGL_MATERIAL_H__ */