diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-xkb-utils.c b/src/backends/native/meta-xkb-utils.c
index 6fdd2cf24..1ec12a37b 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-xkb-utils.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-xkb-utils.c
@@ -98,19 +98,6 @@ meta_key_event_new_from_evdev (ClutterInputDevice *device,
   return event;
 }
 
-void
-meta_xkb_translate_state (ClutterEvent     *event,
-                          struct xkb_state *state,
-                          uint32_t          button_state)
-{
-  _clutter_event_set_state_full (event,
-                                 button_state,
-                                 xkb_state_serialize_mods (state, XKB_STATE_MODS_DEPRESSED),
-                                 xkb_state_serialize_mods (state, XKB_STATE_MODS_LATCHED),
-                                 xkb_state_serialize_mods (state, XKB_STATE_MODS_LOCKED),
-                                 xkb_state_serialize_mods (state, XKB_STATE_MODS_EFFECTIVE) | button_state);
-}
-
 ClutterModifierType
 meta_xkb_translate_modifiers (struct xkb_state    *state,
                               ClutterModifierType  button_state)
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-xkb-utils.h b/src/backends/native/meta-xkb-utils.h
index 58eae7437..c00530124 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-xkb-utils.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-xkb-utils.h
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ ClutterEvent *    meta_key_event_new_from_evdev (ClutterInputDevice *device,
                                                  uint64_t            time_us,
                                                  uint32_t            key,
                                                  uint32_t            state);
-void               meta_xkb_translate_state     (ClutterEvent       *event,
-                                                 struct xkb_state   *xkb_state,
-                                                 uint32_t            button_state);
 ClutterModifierType meta_xkb_translate_modifiers (struct xkb_state    *state,
                                                   ClutterModifierType  button_state);
 uint32_t meta_xkb_keycode_to_evdev (uint32_t hardware_keycode);