diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
index b4de48780..c7074f9cd 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
@@ -3102,21 +3102,6 @@ initialize_dbus_interface (MetaMonitorManager *manager)
                     g_object_unref);
 }
 
-/**
- * meta_monitor_manager_get:
- *
- * Accessor for the singleton MetaMonitorManager.
- *
- * Returns: (transfer none): The only #MetaMonitorManager there is.
- */
-MetaMonitorManager *
-meta_monitor_manager_get (void)
-{
-  MetaBackend *backend = meta_get_backend ();
-
-  return meta_backend_get_monitor_manager (backend);
-}
-
 /**
  * meta_monitor_manager_get_num_logical_monitors:
  * @manager: A #MetaMonitorManager object
diff --git a/src/meta/meta-monitor-manager.h b/src/meta/meta-monitor-manager.h
index c7b05a614..3aa5df5c9 100644
--- a/src/meta/meta-monitor-manager.h
+++ b/src/meta/meta-monitor-manager.h
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ typedef struct _MetaMonitorManager         MetaMonitorManager;
 META_EXPORT
 GType meta_monitor_manager_get_type (void);
 
-META_EXPORT
-MetaMonitorManager *meta_monitor_manager_get  (void);
-
 META_EXPORT
 gint meta_monitor_manager_get_monitor_for_connector (MetaMonitorManager *manager,
                                                      const char         *connector);