diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cc966a37c1..2e3c3656dc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2008-09-02  Michael Natterer  <mitch@imendio.com>
+
+	* gtk/gtkwidget.c (gtk_widget_get_allocation): removed this
+	function because there is massive disagreement about how to
+	implement it. Needs some general discussion in the next
+	development cycle about how our C api should evolve.
+
+	* gtk/gtk.symbols: changed accordingly.
+
 2008-09-01  Wouter Bolsterlee  <wbolster@svn.gnome.org>
 
 	* gtk/gtkselection.c:
diff --git a/gtk/gtk.symbols b/gtk/gtk.symbols
index 295904de21..c0c2e0a941 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk.symbols
+++ b/gtk/gtk.symbols
@@ -4895,7 +4895,6 @@ gtk_widget_trigger_tooltip_query
 gtk_widget_unmap
 gtk_widget_unparent
 gtk_widget_unrealize
-gtk_widget_get_allocation
 gtk_widget_get_window
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index 6307698f50..597ecd7410 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -10197,25 +10197,6 @@ gtk_widget_get_has_tooltip (GtkWidget *widget)
   return has_tooltip;
 }
 
-/**
- * gtk_widget_get_allocation:
- * @widget: a #GtkWidget
- *
- * Retrieves the widget's allocation.
- *
- * Return value: widget's allocation
- *
- * Since: 2.14
- */
-GtkAllocation
-gtk_widget_get_allocation (GtkWidget *widget)
-{
-  static GtkAllocation allocation = { 0 };
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget), allocation);
-
-  return widget->allocation;
-}
-
 /**
  * gtk_widget_get_window:
  * @widget: a #GtkWidget
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.h b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
index 1545f15888..c73e52bba0 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ GdkWindow           * gtk_widget_get_parent_window      (GtkWidget    *widget);
 void                  gtk_widget_set_child_visible      (GtkWidget    *widget,
 							 gboolean      is_visible);
 gboolean              gtk_widget_get_child_visible      (GtkWidget    *widget);
-GtkAllocation	      gtk_widget_get_allocation         (GtkWidget    *widget);
 GdkWindow*            gtk_widget_get_window             (GtkWidget    *widget);
 
 gboolean   gtk_widget_child_focus         (GtkWidget           *widget,