diff --git a/src/core/frame.c b/src/core/frame.c
index 9b08d0727..80a3dbc0f 100644
--- a/src/core/frame.c
+++ b/src/core/frame.c
@@ -250,71 +250,6 @@ meta_window_destroy_frame (MetaWindow *window)
   meta_window_queue (window, META_QUEUE_MOVE_RESIZE);
 }
 
-
-MetaFrameFlags
-meta_frame_get_flags (MetaFrame *frame)
-{
-  MetaFrameFlags flags;
-
-  flags = 0;
-
-  if (frame->window->border_only)
-    {
-      ; /* FIXME this may disable the _function_ as well as decor
-         * in some cases, which is sort of wrong.
-         */
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      flags |= META_FRAME_ALLOWS_MENU;
-
-      if (frame->window->has_close_func)
-        flags |= META_FRAME_ALLOWS_DELETE;
-
-      if (frame->window->has_maximize_func)
-        flags |= META_FRAME_ALLOWS_MAXIMIZE;
-
-      if (frame->window->has_minimize_func)
-        flags |= META_FRAME_ALLOWS_MINIMIZE;
-
-    }
-
-  if (META_WINDOW_ALLOWS_MOVE (frame->window))
-    flags |= META_FRAME_ALLOWS_MOVE;
-
-  if (META_WINDOW_ALLOWS_HORIZONTAL_RESIZE (frame->window))
-    flags |= META_FRAME_ALLOWS_HORIZONTAL_RESIZE;
-
-  if (META_WINDOW_ALLOWS_VERTICAL_RESIZE (frame->window))
-    flags |= META_FRAME_ALLOWS_VERTICAL_RESIZE;
-
-  if (meta_window_appears_focused (frame->window))
-    flags |= META_FRAME_HAS_FOCUS;
-
-  if (frame->window->on_all_workspaces_requested)
-    flags |= META_FRAME_STUCK;
-
-  /* FIXME: Should we have some kind of UI for windows that are just vertically
-   * maximized or just horizontally maximized?
-   */
-  if (META_WINDOW_MAXIMIZED (frame->window))
-    flags |= META_FRAME_MAXIMIZED;
-
-  if (META_WINDOW_TILED_LEFT (frame->window))
-    flags |= META_FRAME_TILED_LEFT;
-
-  if (META_WINDOW_TILED_RIGHT (frame->window))
-    flags |= META_FRAME_TILED_RIGHT;
-
-  if (frame->window->fullscreen)
-    flags |= META_FRAME_FULLSCREEN;
-
-  if (frame->window->wm_state_above)
-    flags |= META_FRAME_ABOVE;
-
-  return flags;
-}
-
 void
 meta_frame_borders_clear (MetaFrameBorders *self)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/frame.h b/src/core/frame.h
index 2f292d2d2..bee62bb1a 100644
--- a/src/core/frame.h
+++ b/src/core/frame.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ struct _MetaFrame
 void     meta_window_ensure_frame           (MetaWindow *window);
 void     meta_window_destroy_frame          (MetaWindow *window);
 
-MetaFrameFlags meta_frame_get_flags   (MetaFrame *frame);
 Window         meta_frame_get_xwindow (MetaFrame *frame);
 
 /* These should ONLY be called from meta_window_move_resize_internal */