diff --git a/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c b/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
index 478ec2a1b..3271b2f1e 100644
--- a/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
+++ b/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
@@ -1435,24 +1435,6 @@ clutter_evdev_set_open_callback (ClutterOpenDeviceCallback callback,
   open_callback_data = user_data;
 }
 
-/**
- * clutter_evdev_get_keyboard_state: (skip)
- * @evdev: the #ClutterDeviceManager created by the evdev backend
- *
- * Returns the xkb state tracking object for keyboard devices.
- * The object must be treated as read only, and should be used only
- * for reading out the detailed group and modifier state.
- *
- * Return value: the #xkb_state struct
- */
-struct xkb_state *
-clutter_evdev_get_keyboard_state (ClutterDeviceManager *evdev)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_DEVICE_MANAGER_EVDEV (evdev), NULL);
-
-  return (CLUTTER_DEVICE_MANAGER_EVDEV (evdev))->priv->xkb;
-}
-
 /**
  * clutter_evdev_set_keyboard_map: (skip)
  * @evdev: the #ClutterDeviceManager created by the evdev backend
diff --git a/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h b/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h
index 88feaf5de..04b5958f7 100644
--- a/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h
+++ b/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ void  clutter_evdev_set_pointer_constrain_callback (ClutterDeviceManager
 						    gpointer                         user_data,
 						    GDestroyNotify                   user_data_notify);
 
-struct xkb_state * clutter_evdev_get_keyboard_state (ClutterDeviceManager *evdev);
 void               clutter_evdev_set_keyboard_map   (ClutterDeviceManager *evdev,
 						     struct xkb_keymap    *keymap);