diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
index a85a140a7..d2cbe2ec8 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
@@ -921,29 +921,6 @@ meta_monitor_manager_class_init (MetaMonitorManagerClass *klass)
   g_object_class_install_properties (object_class, PROP_LAST, obj_props);
 }
 
-static const double known_diagonals[] = {
-    12.1,
-    13.3,
-    15.6
-};
-
-static char *
-diagonal_to_str (double d)
-{
-  unsigned int i;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (known_diagonals); i++)
-    {
-      double delta;
-
-      delta = fabs(known_diagonals[i] - d);
-      if (delta < 0.1)
-        return g_strdup_printf ("%0.1lf\"", known_diagonals[i]);
-    }
-
-  return g_strdup_printf ("%d\"", (int) (d + 0.5));
-}
-
 gboolean
 meta_monitor_has_aspect_as_size (MetaMonitor *monitor)
 {
@@ -960,79 +937,6 @@ meta_monitor_has_aspect_as_size (MetaMonitor *monitor)
      (width_mm == 16 && height_mm == 10);
 }
 
-static char *
-make_display_name (MetaMonitorManager *manager,
-                   MetaMonitor        *monitor)
-{
-  g_autofree char *inches = NULL;
-  g_autofree char *vendor_name = NULL;
-  const char *vendor = NULL;
-  const char *product_name = NULL;
-  int width_mm;
-  int height_mm;
-
-  meta_monitor_get_physical_dimensions (monitor, &width_mm, &height_mm);
-
-  if (meta_monitor_is_laptop_panel (monitor))
-      return g_strdup (_("Built-in display"));
-
-  if (width_mm > 0 && height_mm > 0)
-    {
-      if (!meta_monitor_has_aspect_as_size (monitor))
-        {
-          double d = sqrt (width_mm * width_mm +
-                           height_mm * height_mm);
-          inches = diagonal_to_str (d / 25.4);
-        }
-      else
-        {
-          product_name = meta_monitor_get_product (monitor);
-        }
-    }
-
-  vendor = meta_monitor_get_vendor (monitor);
-
-  if (g_strcmp0 (vendor, "unknown") != 0)
-    {
-      if (!manager->pnp_ids)
-        manager->pnp_ids = gnome_pnp_ids_new ();
-
-      vendor_name = gnome_pnp_ids_get_pnp_id (manager->pnp_ids,
-                                              vendor);
-
-      if (!vendor_name)
-        vendor_name = g_strdup (vendor);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      if (inches != NULL)
-        vendor_name = g_strdup (_("Unknown"));
-      else
-        vendor_name = g_strdup (_("Unknown Display"));
-    }
-
-  if (inches != NULL)
-    {
-       /**/
-      return g_strdup_printf (C_("This is a monitor vendor name, followed by a "
-                                 "size in inches, like 'Dell 15\"'",
-                                 "%s %s"),
-                              vendor_name, inches);
-    }
-  else if (product_name != NULL)
-    {
-      return g_strdup_printf (C_("This is a monitor vendor name followed by "
-                                 "product/model name where size in inches "
-                                 "could not be calculated, e.g. Dell U2414H",
-                                 "%s %s"),
-                              vendor_name, product_name);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      return g_strdup (vendor_name);
-    }
-}
-
 static const char *
 get_connector_type_name (MetaConnectorType connector_type)
 {
@@ -1383,7 +1287,7 @@ meta_monitor_manager_handle_get_current_state (MetaDBusDisplayConfig *skeleton,
       GVariantBuilder monitor_properties_builder;
       GList *k;
       gboolean is_builtin;
-      char *display_name;
+      const char *display_name;
 
       current_mode = meta_monitor_get_current_mode (monitor);
       preferred_mode = meta_monitor_get_preferred_mode (monitor);
@@ -1472,10 +1376,10 @@ meta_monitor_manager_handle_get_current_state (MetaDBusDisplayConfig *skeleton,
                              "is-builtin",
                              g_variant_new_boolean (is_builtin));
 
-      display_name = make_display_name (manager, monitor);
+      display_name = meta_monitor_get_display_name (monitor);
       g_variant_builder_add (&monitor_properties_builder, "{sv}",
                              "display-name",
-                             g_variant_new_take_string (display_name));
+                             g_variant_new_string (display_name));
 
       g_variant_builder_add (&monitors_builder, MONITOR_FORMAT,
                              monitor_spec->connector,