diff --git a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
index 869592dba9..1e06d87ba9 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ gdk_screen_get_default
 gdk_screen_get_root_window
 gdk_screen_get_display
 gdk_screen_get_toplevel_windows
-gdk_screen_get_setting
 gdk_screen_get_resolution
 gdk_screen_set_resolution
 
diff --git a/gdk/gdkscreen.c b/gdk/gdkscreen.c
index 9e25ac18ff..dae1c92e16 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkscreen.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkscreen.c
@@ -268,28 +268,3 @@ gdk_screen_get_root_window (GdkScreen *screen)
 
   return GDK_SCREEN_GET_CLASS (screen)->get_root_window (screen);
 }
-
-/**
- * gdk_screen_get_setting:
- * @screen: the #GdkScreen where the setting is located
- * @name: the name of the setting
- * @value: location to store the value of the setting
- *
- * Retrieves a desktop-wide setting such as double-click time
- * for the #GdkScreen @screen.
- *
- * FIXME needs a list of valid settings here, or a link to
- * more information.
- *
- * Returns: %TRUE if the setting existed and a value was stored
- *   in @value, %FALSE otherwise.
- *
- * Since: 2.2
- **/
-gboolean
-gdk_screen_get_setting (GdkScreen   *screen,
-			const gchar *name,
-			GValue      *value)
-{
-  return gdk_display_get_setting (gdk_screen_get_display (screen), name, value);
-}
diff --git a/gdk/gdkscreen.h b/gdk/gdkscreen.h
index 61e9e0e236..e4592eaac2 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkscreen.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkscreen.h
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ GList *      gdk_screen_get_toplevel_windows  (GdkScreen   *screen);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GdkScreen *gdk_screen_get_default (void);
 
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-gboolean   gdk_screen_get_setting (GdkScreen   *screen,
-                                   const gchar *name,
-                                   GValue      *value);
-
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void    gdk_screen_set_resolution (GdkScreen *screen,
                                    gdouble    dpi);