diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor.c
index 084048406..0b49d372c 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor.c
@@ -2166,28 +2166,6 @@ meta_monitor_mode_foreach_output (MetaMonitor          *monitor,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-MetaMonitorCrtcMode *
-meta_monitor_get_crtc_mode_for_output (MetaMonitor     *monitor,
-                                       MetaMonitorMode *mode,
-                                       MetaOutput      *output)
-{
-  MetaMonitorPrivate *monitor_priv =
-    meta_monitor_get_instance_private (monitor);
-  GList *l;
-  int i;
-
-  for (l = monitor_priv->outputs, i = 0; l; l = l->next, i++)
-    {
-      MetaMonitorCrtcMode *monitor_crtc_mode = &mode->crtc_modes[i];
-
-      if (monitor_crtc_mode->output == output)
-        return monitor_crtc_mode;
-    }
-
-  g_warn_if_reached ();
-  return NULL;
-}
-
 const char *
 meta_monitor_get_display_name (MetaMonitor *monitor)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor.h b/src/backends/meta-monitor.h
index b780fbf28..9940aa0ba 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor.h
@@ -269,10 +269,6 @@ gboolean meta_monitor_mode_foreach_output (MetaMonitor          *monitor,
                                            gpointer              user_data,
                                            GError              **error);
 
-MetaMonitorCrtcMode * meta_monitor_get_crtc_mode_for_output (MetaMonitor     *monitor,
-                                                             MetaMonitorMode *mode,
-                                                             MetaOutput      *output);
-
 META_EXPORT_TEST
 gboolean meta_monitor_mode_should_be_advertised (MetaMonitorMode *monitor_mode);