diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-feedback-actor-private.h b/src/compositor/meta-feedback-actor-private.h
index 74620bb48..a14cb4d79 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-feedback-actor-private.h
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-feedback-actor-private.h
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ void meta_feedback_actor_set_position (MetaFeedbackActor  *self,
                                        float               x,
                                        float               y);
 
-void meta_feedback_actor_update (MetaFeedbackActor  *self,
-                                 const ClutterEvent *event);
-
 void meta_feedback_actor_set_geometry_scale (MetaFeedbackActor *self,
                                              int                geometry_scale);
 
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-feedback-actor.c b/src/compositor/meta-feedback-actor.c
index 98703228c..19658f73e 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-feedback-actor.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-feedback-actor.c
@@ -258,19 +258,6 @@ meta_feedback_actor_set_position (MetaFeedbackActor  *self,
   meta_feedback_actor_update_position (self);
 }
 
-void
-meta_feedback_actor_update (MetaFeedbackActor  *self,
-                            const ClutterEvent *event)
-{
-  graphene_point_t point;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (META_IS_FEEDBACK_ACTOR (self));
-  g_return_if_fail (event != NULL);
-
-  clutter_event_get_position (event, &point);
-  meta_feedback_actor_set_position (self, point.x, point.y);
-}
-
 void
 meta_feedback_actor_set_geometry_scale (MetaFeedbackActor *self,
                                         int                geometry_scale)