diff --git a/gdk/gdk.symbols b/gdk/gdk.symbols
index 598d434c39..8a582433e8 100644
--- a/gdk/gdk.symbols
+++ b/gdk/gdk.symbols
@@ -579,8 +579,6 @@ gdk_window_move_resize
 gdk_window_scroll
 gdk_window_move_region
 gdk_window_get_accept_focus
-gdk_window_get_back_pixmap
-gdk_window_get_background
 gdk_window_get_composited
 gdk_window_get_cursor
 gdk_window_get_focus_on_map
diff --git a/gdk/gdkwindow.c b/gdk/gdkwindow.c
index 43242944cc..d5bc413dfa 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkwindow.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkwindow.c
@@ -7053,29 +7053,6 @@ gdk_window_move_region (GdkWindow       *window,
   cairo_region_destroy (nocopy_area);
 }
 
-/**
- * gdk_window_get_background:
- * @window: a #GdkWindow.
- * @color: (out): a #GdkColor to be filled in
- *
- * Sets @color to equal the current background color of @window.
- *
- * Since: 2.22
- */
-void
-gdk_window_get_background (GdkWindow *window,
-                           GdkColor  *color)
-{
-  GdkWindowObject *private;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (GDK_IS_WINDOW (window));
-  g_return_if_fail (color != NULL);
-
-  private = (GdkWindowObject *) window;
-
-  *color = private->bg_color;
-}
-
 /**
  * gdk_window_set_background:
  * @window: a #GdkWindow
@@ -7117,43 +7094,6 @@ gdk_window_set_background (GdkWindow      *window,
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * gdk_window_get_back_pixmap:
- * @window: a #GdkWindow.
- * @pixmap: (out) (allow-none): a #GdkPixmap to be filled in, or %NULL.
- * @parent_relative: (out) (allow-none): a pointer to a #gboolean to be filled in, or %NULL.
- *
- * Sets @pixmap to the current background pixmap of @window.  You do not
- * own the pointer that is returned and this pointer should not be freeed
- * or unreferenced.  Sets @parent_relative to %TRUE if the tiling is done
- * based on the origin of the parent window.
- *
- * Since: 2.22
- */
-void
-gdk_window_get_back_pixmap (GdkWindow  *window,
-                            GdkPixmap **pixmap,
-                            gboolean   *parent_relative)
-{
-  GdkWindowObject *private;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (GDK_IS_WINDOW (window));
-
-  private = (GdkWindowObject *) window;
-
-  if (pixmap)
-    {
-      if (private->bg_pixmap == GDK_PARENT_RELATIVE_BG ||
-          private->bg_pixmap == GDK_NO_BG)
-        *pixmap = NULL;
-      else
-        *pixmap = private->bg_pixmap;
-    }
-
-  if (parent_relative)
-    *parent_relative = (private->bg_pixmap == GDK_PARENT_RELATIVE_BG);
-}
-
 /**
  * gdk_window_set_back_pixmap:
  * @window: a #GdkWindow
diff --git a/gdk/gdkwindow.h b/gdk/gdkwindow.h
index 516df97b64..77523c442b 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkwindow.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkwindow.h
@@ -688,13 +688,8 @@ void          gdk_window_set_startup_id    (GdkWindow     *window,
 					    const gchar   *startup_id);
 void          gdk_window_set_transient_for (GdkWindow     *window,
 					    GdkWindow     *parent);
-void          gdk_window_get_background  (GdkWindow       *window,
-                                          GdkColor        *color);
 void	      gdk_window_set_background	 (GdkWindow	  *window,
 					  const GdkColor  *color);
-void	      gdk_window_get_back_pixmap (GdkWindow       *window,
-					  GdkPixmap	 **pixmap,
-					  gboolean	  *parent_relative);
 void	      gdk_window_set_back_pixmap (GdkWindow	  *window,
 					  GdkPixmap	  *pixmap,
 					  gboolean	   parent_relative);