diff --git a/clutter/clutter/x11/clutter-stage-x11.c b/clutter/clutter/x11/clutter-stage-x11.c
index 62a67708e..54f9523e2 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/x11/clutter-stage-x11.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/x11/clutter-stage-x11.c
@@ -1390,37 +1390,6 @@ clutter_x11_get_stage_from_window (Window win)
   return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * clutter_x11_get_stage_visual: (skip)
- * @stage: a #ClutterStage
- *
- * Returns an XVisualInfo suitable for creating a foreign window for the given
- * stage. NOTE: It doesn't do as the name may suggest, which is return the
- * XVisualInfo that was used to create an existing window for the given stage.
- *
- * XXX: It might be best to deprecate this function and replace with something
- * along the lines of clutter_backend_x11_get_foreign_visual () or perhaps
- * clutter_stage_x11_get_foreign_visual ()
- *
- * Return value: (transfer full): An XVisualInfo suitable for creating a
- *   foreign stage. Use XFree() to free the returned value instead
- *
- * Deprecated: 1.2: Use clutter_x11_get_visual_info() instead
- *
- * Since: 0.4
- */
-XVisualInfo *
-clutter_x11_get_stage_visual (ClutterStage *stage)
-{
-  ClutterBackend *backend = clutter_get_default_backend ();
-  ClutterBackendX11 *backend_x11;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_BACKEND_X11 (backend), NULL);
-  backend_x11 = CLUTTER_BACKEND_X11 (backend);
-
-  return _clutter_backend_x11_get_visual_info (backend_x11);
-}
-
 typedef struct {
   ClutterStageX11 *stage_x11;
   cairo_rectangle_int_t geom;
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/x11/clutter-x11.h b/clutter/clutter/x11/clutter-x11.h
index 088dba978..1df9cd05d 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/x11/clutter-x11.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/x11/clutter-x11.h
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ XVisualInfo *clutter_x11_get_visual_info (void);
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void     clutter_x11_set_display         (Display * xdpy);
 
-CLUTTER_DEPRECATED_FOR(clutter_x11_get_visual_info)
-XVisualInfo *clutter_x11_get_stage_visual  (ClutterStage *stage);
-
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 Window       clutter_x11_get_stage_window  (ClutterStage *stage);
 CLUTTER_EXPORT