diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-xlib.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-xlib.h
index 7136a943b..4fd803b88 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-xlib.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-xlib.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 #endif /* COGL_COMPILATION */
 
 #include <cogl/cogl-types.h>
-#include <cogl/deprecated/cogl-clutter-xlib.h>
 #include <cogl/cogl-xlib-renderer.h>
 #include <cogl/cogl-macros.h>
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-clutter-xlib.h b/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-clutter-xlib.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c45b4fa26..000000000
--- a/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-clutter-xlib.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Cogl
- *
- * A Low Level GPU Graphics and Utilities API
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2011 Intel Corporation.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
- * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
- * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
- * restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy,
- * modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
- * of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
- * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
- * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
- * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
- * BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
- * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
- * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
- * SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-#if !defined(__COGL_XLIB_H_INSIDE__) && !defined(COGL_COMPILATION)
-#error "Only <cogl/cogl-xlib.h> can be included directly."
-#endif
-
-#ifndef __COGL_CLUTTER_XLIB_H__
-#define __COGL_CLUTTER_XLIB_H__
-
-#include <X11/Xutil.h>
-
-G_BEGIN_DECLS
-
-#define cogl_clutter_winsys_xlib_get_visual_info cogl_clutter_winsys_xlib_get_visual_info_CLUTTER
-
-/**
- * cogl_clutter_winsys_xlib_get_visual_info_CLUTTER: (skip)
- */
-XVisualInfo *
-cogl_clutter_winsys_xlib_get_visual_info (void);
-
-G_END_DECLS
-
-#endif /* __COGL_CLUTTER_XLIB_H__ */
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-clutter.c b/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-clutter.c
index 21c7affdc..3c0e63390 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-clutter.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/deprecated/cogl-clutter.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "cogl-framebuffer-private.h"
 #include "cogl-onscreen-private.h"
 #ifdef COGL_HAS_XLIB_SUPPORT
-#include "cogl-clutter-xlib.h"
 #include "cogl-xlib-renderer.h"
 #endif
 #include "winsys/cogl-winsys-private.h"
@@ -93,20 +92,3 @@ cogl_onscreen_clutter_backend_set_size (int width, int height)
 
   _cogl_framebuffer_winsys_update_size (framebuffer, width, height);
 }
-
-#ifdef COGL_HAS_XLIB_SUPPORT
-XVisualInfo *
-cogl_clutter_winsys_xlib_get_visual_info (void)
-{
-  CoglRenderer *renderer;
-
-  _COGL_GET_CONTEXT (ctx, NULL);
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (ctx->display != NULL, NULL);
-
-  renderer = cogl_display_get_renderer (ctx->display);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (renderer != NULL, NULL);
-
-  return cogl_xlib_renderer_get_visual_info (renderer);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/meson.build b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
index e4445c815..c66cfbc7d 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/meson.build
+++ b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
@@ -378,9 +378,6 @@ if have_x11
     'winsys/cogl-texture-pixmap-x11.h',
     'cogl-xlib.h',
   ]
-  cogl_deprecated_nonintrospected_headers += [
-    'deprecated/cogl-clutter-xlib.h',
-  ]
   cogl_sources += [
     'cogl-x11-renderer-private.h',
     'cogl-xlib-private.h',