diff --git a/gtk/gtkprivate.c b/gtk/gtkprivate.c
index 9a6cd584dc..5d00978de6 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkprivate.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkprivate.c
@@ -205,54 +205,6 @@ _gtk_get_primary_accel_mod (void)
   return primary;
 }
 
-gboolean
-_gtk_translate_keyboard_accel_state (GdkKeymap       *keymap,
-                                     guint            hardware_keycode,
-                                     GdkModifierType  state,
-                                     GdkModifierType  accel_mask,
-                                     gint             group,
-                                     guint           *keyval,
-                                     gint            *effective_group,
-                                     gint            *level,
-                                     GdkModifierType *consumed_modifiers)
-{
-  GdkModifierType shift_group_mask;
-  gboolean group_mask_disabled = FALSE;
-  gboolean retval;
-
-  /* if the group-toggling modifier is part of the accel mod mask, and
-   * it is active, disable it for matching
-   */
-  shift_group_mask = gdk_keymap_get_modifier_mask (keymap,
-                                                   GDK_MODIFIER_INTENT_SHIFT_GROUP);
-  if (accel_mask & state & shift_group_mask)
-    {
-      state &= ~shift_group_mask;
-      group = 0;
-      group_mask_disabled = TRUE;
-    }
-
-  retval = gdk_keymap_translate_keyboard_state (keymap,
-                                                hardware_keycode, state, group,
-                                                keyval,
-                                                effective_group, level,
-                                                consumed_modifiers);
-
-  /* add back the group mask, we want to match against the modifier,
-   * but not against the keyval from its group
-   */
-  if (group_mask_disabled)
-    {
-      if (effective_group)
-        *effective_group = 1;
-
-      if (consumed_modifiers)
-        *consumed_modifiers &= ~shift_group_mask;
-    }
-
-  return retval;
-}
-
 static gpointer
 register_resources (gpointer data)
 {
diff --git a/gtk/gtkprivate.h b/gtk/gtkprivate.h
index f4ba489ba6..de94c03a9b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkprivate.h
@@ -86,16 +86,6 @@ GdkModifierType _gtk_replace_virtual_modifiers (GdkKeymap       *keymap,
                                                 GdkModifierType  modifiers);
 GdkModifierType _gtk_get_primary_accel_mod     (void);
 
-gboolean _gtk_translate_keyboard_accel_state   (GdkKeymap       *keymap,
-                                                guint            hardware_keycode,
-                                                GdkModifierType  state,
-                                                GdkModifierType  accel_mask,
-                                                gint             group,
-                                                guint           *keyval,
-                                                gint            *effective_group,
-                                                gint            *level,
-                                                GdkModifierType *consumed_modifiers);
-
 gboolean         gtk_propagate_event_internal  (GtkWidget       *widget,
                                                 GdkEvent        *event,
                                                 GtkWidget       *topmost);