diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-mutter.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-mutter.h
index 95011aadd..818a48bb9 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-mutter.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-mutter.h
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ void clutter_set_custom_backend_func (ClutterBackend *(* func) (void));
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 int64_t clutter_stage_get_frame_counter (ClutterStage *stage);
 
-CLUTTER_EXPORT
-void clutter_stage_capture_into (ClutterStage          *stage,
-                                 cairo_rectangle_int_t *rect,
-                                 float                  scale,
-                                 uint8_t               *data,
-                                 int                    stride);
-
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void clutter_stage_capture_view_into (ClutterStage          *stage,
                                       ClutterStageView      *view,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index 658a3156a..b784a4502 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -3370,44 +3370,6 @@ clutter_stage_capture_view_into (ClutterStage          *stage,
   cogl_object_unref (bitmap);
 }
 
-void
-clutter_stage_capture_into (ClutterStage          *stage,
-                            cairo_rectangle_int_t *rect,
-                            float                  scale,
-                            uint8_t               *data,
-                            int                    stride)
-{
-  ClutterStagePrivate *priv = stage->priv;
-  GList *l;
-  int bpp = 4;
-
-  for (l = _clutter_stage_window_get_views (priv->impl); l; l = l->next)
-    {
-      ClutterStageView *view = l->data;
-      cairo_rectangle_int_t view_layout;
-      cairo_region_t *region;
-      cairo_rectangle_int_t capture_rect;
-      int x_offset, y_offset;
-
-      clutter_stage_view_get_layout (view, &view_layout);
-      region = cairo_region_create_rectangle (&view_layout);
-      cairo_region_intersect_rectangle (region, rect);
-
-      cairo_region_get_extents (region, &capture_rect);
-      cairo_region_destroy (region);
-
-      x_offset = roundf ((capture_rect.x - rect->x) * scale);
-      y_offset = roundf ((capture_rect.y - rect->y) * scale);
-
-      clutter_stage_capture_view_into (stage, view,
-                                       &capture_rect,
-                                       (data +
-                                        (x_offset * bpp) +
-                                        (y_offset * stride)),
-                                       stride);
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * clutter_stage_peek_stage_views: (skip)
  */