diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-container.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-container.c
index bd18af3e7..7d129fcfb 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-container.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-container.c
@@ -420,28 +420,6 @@ clutter_container_remove_actor (ClutterContainer *container,
   container_remove_actor (container, actor);
 }
 
-/**
- * clutter_container_get_children:
- * @container: a #ClutterContainer
- *
- * Retrieves all the children of @container.
- *
- * Return value: (element-type Clutter.Actor) (transfer container): a list
- *   of #ClutterActor<!-- -->s. Use g_list_free() on the returned
- *   list when done.
- *
- * Since: 0.4
- *
- * Deprecated: 1.10: Use clutter_actor_get_children() instead.
- */
-GList *
-clutter_container_get_children (ClutterContainer *container)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container), NULL);
-
-  return clutter_actor_get_children (CLUTTER_ACTOR (container));
-}
-
 /**
  * clutter_container_find_child_by_name:
  * @container: a #ClutterContainer
@@ -466,7 +444,7 @@ clutter_container_find_child_by_name (ClutterContainer *container,
   g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container), NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail (child_name != NULL, NULL);
 
-  children = clutter_container_get_children (container);
+  children = clutter_actor_get_children (CLUTTER_ACTOR (container));
 
   for (iter = children; iter; iter = g_list_next (iter))
     {
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-container.h b/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-container.h
index d8da9e026..10cd9d0c0 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-container.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/deprecated/clutter-container.h
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ CLUTTER_DEPRECATED_FOR(clutter_actor_remove_child)
 void            clutter_container_remove_actor                  (ClutterContainer *container,
                                                                  ClutterActor     *actor);
 
-CLUTTER_DEPRECATED_FOR(clutter_actor_get_children)
-GList *         clutter_container_get_children                  (ClutterContainer *container);
-
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_CONTAINER_DEPRECATED_H__ */
diff --git a/src/tests/clutter/micro-bench/test-random-text.c b/src/tests/clutter/micro-bench/test-random-text.c
index c5612924f..6843ef80b 100644
--- a/src/tests/clutter/micro-bench/test-random-text.c
+++ b/src/tests/clutter/micro-bench/test-random-text.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ on_idle (gpointer data)
   static int frame_count = 0;
 
   /* Remove all of the children of the stage */
-  children = clutter_container_get_children (CLUTTER_CONTAINER (stage));
+  children = clutter_actor_get_children (stage);
   for (node = children; node; node = node->next)
     clutter_container_remove_actor (CLUTTER_CONTAINER (stage),
                                     CLUTTER_ACTOR (node->data));