diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index 5a7ac628e..918d10e4d 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -2812,21 +2812,6 @@ window_would_be_covered (const MetaWindow *newbie)
   return FALSE; /* none found */
 }
 
-static gboolean
-map_frame (MetaWindow *window)
-{
-  if (window->frame && !window->frame->mapped)
-    {
-      meta_topic (META_DEBUG_WINDOW_STATE,
-                  "Frame actually needs map\n");
-      window->frame->mapped = TRUE;
-      meta_ui_map_frame (window->screen->ui, window->frame->xwindow);
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-  else
-    return FALSE;
-}
-
 static gboolean
 unmap_frame (MetaWindow *window)
 {