diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c
index 97767c686..88398f535 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.c
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@
 #include "core/bell.h"
 #include "meta/meta-backend.h"
 
-typedef struct _MetaX11EventFilter MetaX11EventFilter;
-
-struct _MetaX11EventFilter
-{
-  MetaX11FilterFunc func;
-  gpointer data;
-};
-
 typedef struct _MetaClutterBackendX11Private
 {
   MetaBackend *backend;
@@ -265,44 +257,6 @@ meta_clutter_backend_x11_create_stage (ClutterBackend  *clutter_backend,
   return stage;
 }
 
-static gboolean
-meta_clutter_backend_x11_process_event_filters (MetaClutterBackendX11 *clutter_backend_x11,
-                                                gpointer               native,
-                                                ClutterEvent          *event)
-{
-  XEvent *xevent = native;
-
-  /* X11 filter functions have a higher priority */
-  if (clutter_backend_x11->event_filters != NULL)
-    {
-      GSList *node = clutter_backend_x11->event_filters;
-
-      while (node != NULL)
-        {
-          MetaX11EventFilter *filter = node->data;
-
-          switch (filter->func (xevent, event, filter->data))
-            {
-            case META_X11_FILTER_CONTINUE:
-              break;
-
-            case META_X11_FILTER_TRANSLATE:
-              return TRUE;
-
-            case META_X11_FILTER_REMOVE:
-              return FALSE;
-
-            default:
-              break;
-            }
-
-          node = node->next;
-        }
-    }
-
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
 static gboolean
 meta_clutter_backend_x11_translate_event (ClutterBackend *clutter_backend,
                                           gpointer        native,
@@ -315,11 +269,6 @@ meta_clutter_backend_x11_translate_event (ClutterBackend *clutter_backend,
   MetaStageX11 *stage_x11;
   ClutterSeat *seat;
 
-  if (meta_clutter_backend_x11_process_event_filters (clutter_backend_x11,
-                                                      native,
-                                                      event))
-    return TRUE;
-
   /* we update the event time only for events that can
    * actually reach Clutter's event queue
    */
@@ -411,56 +360,6 @@ meta_clutter_x11_untrap_x_errors (void)
   return TrappedErrorCode;
 }
 
-void
-meta_clutter_backend_x11_add_filter (MetaClutterBackendX11 *clutter_backend_x11,
-                                     MetaX11FilterFunc      func,
-                                     gpointer               data)
-{
-  MetaX11EventFilter *filter;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (func != NULL);
-
-  filter = g_new0 (MetaX11EventFilter, 1);
-  filter->func = func;
-  filter->data = data;
-
-  clutter_backend_x11->event_filters =
-    g_slist_append (clutter_backend_x11->event_filters, filter);
-
-  return;
-}
-
-void
-meta_clutter_backend_x11_remove_filter (MetaClutterBackendX11 *clutter_backend_x11,
-                                        MetaX11FilterFunc      func,
-                                        gpointer               data)
-{
-  GSList *tmp_list, *this;
-  MetaX11EventFilter *filter;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (func != NULL);
-
-  tmp_list = clutter_backend_x11->event_filters;
-
-  while (tmp_list)
-    {
-      filter   = tmp_list->data;
-      this     =  tmp_list;
-      tmp_list = tmp_list->next;
-
-      if (filter->func == func && filter->data == data)
-        {
-          clutter_backend_x11->event_filters =
-            g_slist_remove_link (clutter_backend_x11->event_filters, this);
-
-          g_slist_free_1 (this);
-          g_free (filter);
-
-          return;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void
 meta_clutter_x11_set_use_stereo_stage (gboolean use_stereo)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.h b/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.h
index ba101ff43..1ce052945 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.h
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-clutter-backend-x11.h
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ typedef enum
   META_X11_FILTER_REMOVE
 } MetaX11FilterReturn;
 
-typedef MetaX11FilterReturn (*MetaX11FilterFunc) (XEvent        *xev,
-                                                  ClutterEvent  *cev,
-                                                  gpointer       data);
-
 MetaClutterBackendX11 * meta_clutter_backend_x11_new (MetaBackend *backend);
 
 void meta_clutter_x11_trap_x_errors (void);
@@ -76,13 +72,5 @@ gint meta_clutter_x11_untrap_x_errors (void);
 
 Window meta_clutter_x11_get_root_window (void);
 
-void meta_clutter_backend_x11_add_filter (MetaClutterBackendX11 *clutter_backend_x11,
-                                          MetaX11FilterFunc      func,
-                                          gpointer               data);
-
-void meta_clutter_backend_x11_remove_filter (MetaClutterBackendX11 *clutter_backend_x11,
-                                             MetaX11FilterFunc      func,
-                                             gpointer               data);
-
 void meta_clutter_x11_set_use_stereo_stage (gboolean use_stereo);
 gboolean meta_clutter_x11_get_use_stereo_stage (void);