diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen-template.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen-template.c
index 0f2535527..adb146421 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen-template.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen-template.c
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@ cogl_onscreen_template_new (void)
   return onscreen_template;
 }
 
-void
-cogl_onscreen_template_set_samples_per_pixel (
-                                        CoglOnscreenTemplate *onscreen_template,
-                                        int samples_per_pixel)
-{
-  onscreen_template->config.samples_per_pixel = samples_per_pixel;
-}
-
 void
 cogl_onscreen_template_set_stereo_enabled (
 					   CoglOnscreenTemplate *onscreen_template,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen-template.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen-template.h
index baf110ab9..4edfcb426 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen-template.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-onscreen-template.h
@@ -51,25 +51,6 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (CoglOnscreenTemplate, cogl_onscreen_template,
 COGL_EXPORT CoglOnscreenTemplate *
 cogl_onscreen_template_new (void);
 
-/**
- * cogl_onscreen_template_set_samples_per_pixel:
- * @onscreen_template: A #CoglOnscreenTemplate template framebuffer
- * @n: The minimum number of samples per pixel
- *
- * Requires that any future CoglOnscreen framebuffers derived from
- * this template must support making at least @n samples per pixel
- * which will all contribute to the final resolved color for that
- * pixel.
- *
- * By default this value is usually set to 0 and that is referred to
- * as "single-sample" rendering. A value of 1 or greater is referred
- * to as "multisample" rendering.
- */
-COGL_EXPORT void
-cogl_onscreen_template_set_samples_per_pixel (
-                                          CoglOnscreenTemplate *onscreen_template,
-                                          int n);
-
 /**
  * cogl_onscreen_template_set_stereo_enabled:
  * @onscreen_template: A #CoglOnscreenTemplate template framebuffer