diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-private.h
index 0d3b870d3..d6c1784f0 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-private.h
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ cogl_framebuffer_get_internal_format (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer);
 
 void _cogl_framebuffer_free (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer);
 
-const CoglWinsysVtable *
-_cogl_framebuffer_get_winsys (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer);
-
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_clear_without_flush4f (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
                                          unsigned long buffers,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c
index f0499f31a..4c165bf1e 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c
@@ -416,15 +416,6 @@ cogl_framebuffer_class_init (CoglFramebufferClass *klass)
                   0);
 }
 
-const CoglWinsysVtable *
-_cogl_framebuffer_get_winsys (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer)
-{
-  CoglFramebufferPrivate *priv =
-    cogl_framebuffer_get_instance_private (framebuffer);
-
-  return priv->context->display->renderer->winsys_vtable;
-}
-
 /* This version of cogl_clear can be used internally as an alternative
  * to avoid flushing the journal or the framebuffer state. This is
  * needed when doing operations that may be called while flushing