diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
index 3353b17d3..5ed0fb8fc 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
@@ -470,18 +470,6 @@ meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer)
   return priv->overlay_cursor;
 }
 
-gboolean
-meta_cursor_renderer_is_overlay_visible (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer)
-{
-  MetaCursorRendererPrivate *priv =
-    meta_cursor_renderer_get_instance_private (renderer);
-
-  if (!priv->stage_overlay)
-    return FALSE;
-
-  return meta_overlay_is_visible (priv->stage_overlay);
-}
-
 ClutterInputDevice *
 meta_cursor_renderer_get_input_device (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
index f6de01bfb..89a73aef1 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ void meta_cursor_renderer_force_update (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);
 
 MetaCursorSprite * meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);
 
-gboolean meta_cursor_renderer_is_overlay_visible (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);
-
 graphene_rect_t meta_cursor_renderer_calculate_rect (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
                                                      MetaCursorSprite   *cursor_sprite);