diff --git a/clutter/clutter-bind-constraint.c b/clutter/clutter-bind-constraint.c
index 60f577208..53cbbba8f 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-bind-constraint.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-bind-constraint.c
@@ -146,55 +146,6 @@ source_destroyed (ClutterActor          *actor,
   bind->source = NULL;
 }
 
-static void
-clutter_bind_constraint_update_preferred_size (ClutterConstraint  *constraint,
-                                               ClutterActor       *actor,
-                                               ClutterOrientation  direction,
-                                               float               for_size,
-                                               float              *minimum_size,
-                                               float              *natural_size)
-{
-  ClutterBindConstraint *bind = CLUTTER_BIND_CONSTRAINT (constraint);
-  float source_min, source_nat;
-
-  if (bind->source == NULL)
-    return;
-
-  /* only these bindings affect the preferred size */
-  if (!(bind->coordinate == CLUTTER_BIND_WIDTH ||
-        bind->coordinate == CLUTTER_BIND_HEIGHT ||
-        bind->coordinate == CLUTTER_BIND_SIZE ||
-        bind->coordinate == CLUTTER_BIND_ALL))
-    return;
-
-  switch (direction)
-    {
-    case CLUTTER_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL:
-      if (bind->coordinate != CLUTTER_BIND_HEIGHT)
-        {
-          clutter_actor_get_preferred_width (bind->source, for_size,
-                                             &source_min,
-                                             &source_nat);
-
-          *minimum_size = source_min;
-          *natural_size = source_nat;
-        }
-      break;
-
-    case CLUTTER_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL:
-      if (bind->coordinate != CLUTTER_BIND_WIDTH)
-        {
-          clutter_actor_get_preferred_height (bind->source, for_size,
-                                              &source_min,
-                                              &source_nat);
-
-          *minimum_size = source_min;
-          *natural_size = source_nat;
-        }
-      break;
-    }
-}
-
 static void
 clutter_bind_constraint_update_allocation (ClutterConstraint *constraint,
                                            ClutterActor      *actor,
@@ -377,8 +328,6 @@ clutter_bind_constraint_class_init (ClutterBindConstraintClass *klass)
   meta_class->set_actor = clutter_bind_constraint_set_actor;
 
   constraint_class->update_allocation = clutter_bind_constraint_update_allocation;
-  constraint_class->update_preferred_size = clutter_bind_constraint_update_preferred_size;
-
   /**
    * ClutterBindConstraint:source:
    *