diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend-private.h
index c70f3559a..da30123da 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend-private.h
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ struct _ClutterBackendClass
   gboolean              (* create_context)     (ClutterBackend  *backend,
                                                 GError         **error);
 
-  gboolean              (* translate_event)    (ClutterBackend     *backend,
-                                                gpointer            native,
-                                                ClutterEvent       *event);
-
   ClutterSeat *         (* get_default_seat)   (ClutterBackend *backend);
 
   gboolean              (* is_display_server)  (ClutterBackend *backend);
@@ -102,11 +98,6 @@ gboolean                _clutter_backend_create_context                 (Clutter
 gboolean                _clutter_backend_finish_init                    (ClutterBackend         *backend,
                                                                          GError                **error);
 
-CLUTTER_EXPORT
-gboolean                _clutter_backend_translate_event                (ClutterBackend         *backend,
-                                                                         gpointer                native,
-                                                                         ClutterEvent           *event);
-
 gfloat                  _clutter_backend_get_units_per_em               (ClutterBackend         *backend,
                                                                          PangoFontDescription   *font_desc);
 gint32                  _clutter_backend_get_units_serial               (ClutterBackend         *backend);
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend.c
index f04621a69..bf2639e5f 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-backend.c
@@ -626,16 +626,6 @@ _clutter_backend_get_units_serial (ClutterBackend *backend)
   return backend->units_serial;
 }
 
-gboolean
-_clutter_backend_translate_event (ClutterBackend *backend,
-                                  gpointer        native,
-                                  ClutterEvent   *event)
-{
-  return CLUTTER_BACKEND_GET_CLASS (backend)->translate_event (backend,
-                                                               native,
-                                                               event);
-}
-
 /**
  * clutter_backend_get_cogl_context:
  * @backend: a #ClutterBackend
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c
index 03e90fd92..39b3f235a 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c
@@ -212,14 +212,6 @@ meta_clutter_backend_x11_create_stage (ClutterBackend  *clutter_backend,
   return stage;
 }
 
-static gboolean
-meta_clutter_backend_x11_translate_event (ClutterBackend *clutter_backend,
-                                          gpointer        native,
-                                          ClutterEvent   *event)
-{
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
 static ClutterSeat *
 meta_clutter_backend_x11_get_default_seat (ClutterBackend *clutter_backend)
 {
@@ -252,7 +244,6 @@ meta_clutter_backend_x11_class_init (MetaClutterBackendX11Class *klass)
   clutter_backend_class->get_display = meta_clutter_backend_x11_get_display;
   clutter_backend_class->get_renderer = meta_clutter_backend_x11_get_renderer;
   clutter_backend_class->create_stage = meta_clutter_backend_x11_create_stage;
-  clutter_backend_class->translate_event = meta_clutter_backend_x11_translate_event;
   clutter_backend_class->get_default_seat = meta_clutter_backend_x11_get_default_seat;
   clutter_backend_class->is_display_server = meta_clutter_backend_x11_is_display_server;
 }