diff --git a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
index 6bd587c927..4150df3ae7 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
@@ -1114,103 +1114,6 @@ snapshot_insertion_cursor (GtkSnapshot     *snapshot,
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * gtk_render_insertion_cursor:
- * @context: a #GtkStyleContext
- * @cr: a #cairo_t
- * @x: X origin
- * @y: Y origin
- * @layout: the #PangoLayout of the text
- * @index: the index in the #PangoLayout
- * @direction: the #PangoDirection of the text
- *
- * Draws a text caret on @cr at the specified index of @layout.
- **/
-void
-gtk_render_insertion_cursor (GtkStyleContext *context,
-                             cairo_t         *cr,
-                             double           x,
-                             double           y,
-                             PangoLayout     *layout,
-                             int              index,
-                             PangoDirection   direction)
-{
-  GtkStyleContextPrivate *priv = gtk_style_context_get_instance_private (context);
-  gboolean split_cursor;
-  float aspect_ratio;
-  PangoRectangle strong_pos, weak_pos;
-  PangoRectangle *cursor1, *cursor2;
-  GdkSeat *seat;
-  GdkDevice *keyboard;
-  PangoDirection keyboard_direction;
-  PangoDirection direction2;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_STYLE_CONTEXT (context));
-  g_return_if_fail (cr != NULL);
-  g_return_if_fail (PANGO_IS_LAYOUT (layout));
-  g_return_if_fail (index >= 0);
-
-  g_object_get (gtk_settings_get_for_display (priv->display),
-                "gtk-split-cursor", &split_cursor,
-                "gtk-cursor-aspect-ratio", &aspect_ratio,
-                NULL);
-
-  seat = gdk_display_get_default_seat (priv->display);
-  if (seat)
-    keyboard = gdk_seat_get_keyboard (seat);
-  else
-    keyboard = NULL;
-  if (keyboard)
-    keyboard_direction = gdk_device_get_direction (keyboard);
-  else
-    keyboard_direction = PANGO_DIRECTION_LTR;
-
-  pango_layout_get_cursor_pos (layout, index, &strong_pos, &weak_pos);
-
-  direction2 = PANGO_DIRECTION_NEUTRAL;
-
-  if (split_cursor)
-    {
-      cursor1 = &strong_pos;
-
-      if (strong_pos.x != weak_pos.x || strong_pos.y != weak_pos.y)
-        {
-          direction2 = (direction == PANGO_DIRECTION_LTR) ? PANGO_DIRECTION_RTL : PANGO_DIRECTION_LTR;
-          cursor2 = &weak_pos;
-        }
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      if (keyboard_direction == direction)
-        cursor1 = &strong_pos;
-      else
-        cursor1 = &weak_pos;
-    }
-
-  draw_insertion_cursor (context,
-                         cr,
-                         x + PANGO_PIXELS (cursor1->x),
-                         y + PANGO_PIXELS (cursor1->y),
-                         PANGO_PIXELS (cursor1->height),
-                         aspect_ratio,
-                         TRUE,
-                         direction,
-                         direction2 != PANGO_DIRECTION_NEUTRAL);
-
-  if (direction2 != PANGO_DIRECTION_NEUTRAL)
-    {
-      draw_insertion_cursor (context,
-                             cr,
-                             x + PANGO_PIXELS (cursor2->x),
-                             y + PANGO_PIXELS (cursor2->y),
-                             PANGO_PIXELS (cursor2->height),
-                             aspect_ratio,
-                             FALSE,
-                             direction2,
-                             TRUE);
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * gtk_snapshot_render_insertion_cursor:
  * @snapshot: snapshot to render to
diff --git a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h
index 09cce1a0bc..ae3a474f05 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h
@@ -130,16 +130,6 @@ GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void gtk_style_context_get_margin           (GtkStyleContext *context,
                                              GtkBorder       *margin);
 
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-void        gtk_render_insertion_cursor
-                                   (GtkStyleContext     *context,
-                                    cairo_t             *cr,
-                                    double               x,
-                                    double               y,
-                                    PangoLayout         *layout,
-                                    int                  index,
-                                    PangoDirection       direction);
-
 typedef enum {
   GTK_STYLE_CONTEXT_PRINT_NONE         = 0,
   GTK_STYLE_CONTEXT_PRINT_RECURSE      = 1 << 0,