diff --git a/doc/reference/meta-sections.txt b/doc/reference/meta-sections.txt
index de6746672..08e8f7c16 100644
--- a/doc/reference/meta-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/meta-sections.txt
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ meta_key_binding_get_modifiers
 meta_key_binding_get_mask
 meta_key_binding_is_builtin
 meta_keybindings_set_custom_handler
-meta_keybindings_switch_window
 meta_screen_ungrab_all_keys
 meta_screen_grab_all_keys
 </SECTION>
diff --git a/src/core/keybindings.c b/src/core/keybindings.c
index a8784f913..868a9820f 100644
--- a/src/core/keybindings.c
+++ b/src/core/keybindings.c
@@ -4129,28 +4129,6 @@ meta_keybindings_set_custom_handler (const gchar        *name,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/**
- * meta_keybindings_switch_window: (skip)
- * @display: a #MetaDisplay
- * @screen: a #MetaScreen
- * @event_window: a #MetaWindow
- * @event: a #XIDeviceEvent
- * @binding: a #MetaKeyBinding
- *
- */
-void
-meta_keybindings_switch_window (MetaDisplay    *display,
-                                MetaScreen     *screen,
-                                MetaWindow     *event_window,
-                                XIDeviceEvent  *event,
-                                MetaKeyBinding *binding)
-{
-  gint backwards = (binding->handler->flags & META_KEY_BINDING_IS_REVERSED) != 0;
-
-  do_choose_window (display, screen, event_window, event, binding,
-                    backwards, FALSE);
-}
-
 static void
 init_builtin_key_bindings (MetaDisplay *display)
 {
diff --git a/src/meta/keybindings.h b/src/meta/keybindings.h
index c7707cc2c..b89619512 100644
--- a/src/meta/keybindings.h
+++ b/src/meta/keybindings.h
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ gboolean meta_keybindings_set_custom_handler (const gchar        *name,
 					      gpointer            user_data,
 					      GDestroyNotify      free_data);
 
-void meta_keybindings_switch_window (MetaDisplay    *display,
-				     MetaScreen     *screen,
-				     MetaWindow     *event_window,
-                                     XIDeviceEvent  *event,
-				     MetaKeyBinding *binding);
-
-
 void     meta_screen_ungrab_all_keys (MetaScreen *screen, guint32 timestamp);
 gboolean meta_screen_grab_all_keys (MetaScreen *screen, guint32 timestamp);
 #endif