diff --git a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
index 38ccefc502..33efa6dfc6 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ gdk_screen_get_display
 gdk_screen_get_number
 gdk_screen_list_visuals
 gdk_screen_get_toplevel_windows
-gdk_screen_make_display_name
 gdk_screen_get_n_monitors
 gdk_screen_get_primary_monitor
 gdk_screen_get_monitor_geometry
diff --git a/gdk/broadway/gdkscreen-broadway.c b/gdk/broadway/gdkscreen-broadway.c
index 787c48d91a..b6083995b3 100644
--- a/gdk/broadway/gdkscreen-broadway.c
+++ b/gdk/broadway/gdkscreen-broadway.c
@@ -154,12 +154,6 @@ gdk_broadway_screen_is_composited (GdkScreen *screen)
 }
 
 
-static gchar *
-gdk_broadway_screen_make_display_name (GdkScreen *screen)
-{
-  return g_strdup ("browser");
-}
-
 static void
 gdk_broadway_screen_broadcast_client_message (GdkScreen *screen,
 					      GdkEvent  *event)
@@ -191,7 +185,6 @@ gdk_broadway_screen_class_init (GdkBroadwayScreenClass *klass)
   screen_class->get_display = gdk_broadway_screen_get_display;
   screen_class->get_root_window = gdk_broadway_screen_get_root_window;
   screen_class->is_composited = gdk_broadway_screen_is_composited;
-  screen_class->make_display_name = gdk_broadway_screen_make_display_name;
   screen_class->broadcast_client_message = gdk_broadway_screen_broadcast_client_message;
   screen_class->get_setting = gdk_broadway_screen_get_setting;
   screen_class->get_rgba_visual = gdk_broadway_screen_get_rgba_visual;
diff --git a/gdk/gdkscreen.c b/gdk/gdkscreen.c
index 36ca9c8c8e..ee69322170 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkscreen.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkscreen.c
@@ -483,25 +483,6 @@ gdk_screen_is_composited (GdkScreen *screen)
   return GDK_SCREEN_GET_CLASS (screen)->is_composited (screen);
 }
 
-/**
- * gdk_screen_make_display_name:
- * @screen: a #GdkScreen
- *
- * Determines the name to pass to gdk_display_open() to get
- * a #GdkDisplay with this screen as the default screen.
- *
- * Returns: a newly allocated string, free with g_free()
- *
- * Since: 2.2
- **/
-gchar *
-gdk_screen_make_display_name (GdkScreen *screen)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen), NULL);
-
-  return GDK_SCREEN_GET_CLASS (screen)->make_display_name (screen);
-}
-
 /**
  * gdk_screen_get_setting:
  * @screen: the #GdkScreen where the setting is located
diff --git a/gdk/gdkscreen.h b/gdk/gdkscreen.h
index e981d38696..ea237c79e4 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkscreen.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkscreen.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GList *      gdk_screen_list_visuals          (GdkScreen   *screen);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GList *      gdk_screen_get_toplevel_windows  (GdkScreen   *screen);
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-gchar *      gdk_screen_make_display_name     (GdkScreen   *screen);
 
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GdkScreen *gdk_screen_get_default (void);
diff --git a/gdk/gdkscreenprivate.h b/gdk/gdkscreenprivate.h
index 3361a8a5e6..941502c34e 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkscreenprivate.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkscreenprivate.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ struct _GdkScreenClass
   GdkVisual *  (* get_system_visual)     (GdkScreen *screen);
   GdkVisual *  (* get_rgba_visual)       (GdkScreen *screen);
   gboolean     (* is_composited)         (GdkScreen *screen);
-  gchar *      (* make_display_name)     (GdkScreen *screen);
   void         (* broadcast_client_message) (GdkScreen *screen,
                                              GdkEvent  *event);
   gboolean     (* get_setting)           (GdkScreen   *screen,
diff --git a/gdk/mir/gdkmirscreen.c b/gdk/mir/gdkmirscreen.c
index 694e847d01..19f091528a 100644
--- a/gdk/mir/gdkmirscreen.c
+++ b/gdk/mir/gdkmirscreen.c
@@ -419,13 +419,6 @@ gdk_mir_screen_is_composited (GdkScreen *screen)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-static gchar *
-gdk_mir_screen_make_display_name (GdkScreen *screen)
-{
-  //g_printerr ("gdk_mir_screen_make_display_name\n");
-  return NULL; // FIXME
-}
-
 static void
 gdk_mir_screen_broadcast_client_message (GdkScreen *screen,
                                          GdkEvent  *event)
@@ -804,7 +797,6 @@ gdk_mir_screen_class_init (GdkMirScreenClass *klass)
   screen_class->get_system_visual = gdk_mir_screen_get_system_visual;
   screen_class->get_rgba_visual = gdk_mir_screen_get_rgba_visual;
   screen_class->is_composited = gdk_mir_screen_is_composited;
-  screen_class->make_display_name = gdk_mir_screen_make_display_name;
   screen_class->broadcast_client_message = gdk_mir_screen_broadcast_client_message;
   screen_class->get_setting = gdk_mir_screen_get_setting;
   screen_class->visual_get_best_depth = gdk_mir_screen_visual_get_best_depth;
diff --git a/gdk/quartz/gdkscreen-quartz.c b/gdk/quartz/gdkscreen-quartz.c
index 9ec63527cb..31b06b82df 100644
--- a/gdk/quartz/gdkscreen-quartz.c
+++ b/gdk/quartz/gdkscreen-quartz.c
@@ -452,12 +452,6 @@ _gdk_quartz_screen_get_monitor_scale_factor (GdkScreen *screen,
   return scale_factor;
 }
 
-static gchar *
-gdk_quartz_screen_make_display_name (GdkScreen *screen)
-{
-  return g_strdup (gdk_display_get_name (_gdk_display));
-}
-
 static gboolean
 gdk_quartz_screen_is_composited (GdkScreen *screen)
 {
@@ -487,7 +481,6 @@ gdk_quartz_screen_class_init (GdkQuartzScreenClass *klass)
   screen_class->get_monitor_geometry = gdk_quartz_screen_get_monitor_geometry;
   screen_class->get_monitor_workarea = gdk_quartz_screen_get_monitor_workarea;
   screen_class->is_composited = gdk_quartz_screen_is_composited;
-  screen_class->make_display_name = gdk_quartz_screen_make_display_name;
   screen_class->broadcast_client_message = _gdk_quartz_screen_broadcast_client_message;
   screen_class->get_setting = _gdk_quartz_screen_get_setting;
   screen_class->get_rgba_visual = _gdk_quartz_screen_get_rgba_visual;
diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkscreen-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkscreen-wayland.c
index ca58d3ef68..4bdcbd6ca2 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkscreen-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkscreen-wayland.c
@@ -135,12 +135,6 @@ gdk_wayland_screen_is_composited (GdkScreen *screen)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-static gchar *
-gdk_wayland_screen_make_display_name (GdkScreen *screen)
-{
-  return g_strdup (gdk_display_get_name (GDK_WAYLAND_SCREEN (screen)->display));
-}
-
 static void
 gdk_wayland_screen_broadcast_client_message (GdkScreen *screen,
 					     GdkEvent  *event)
@@ -806,7 +800,6 @@ _gdk_wayland_screen_class_init (GdkWaylandScreenClass *klass)
   screen_class->get_system_visual = gdk_wayland_screen_get_system_visual;
   screen_class->get_rgba_visual = gdk_wayland_screen_get_rgba_visual;
   screen_class->is_composited = gdk_wayland_screen_is_composited;
-  screen_class->make_display_name = gdk_wayland_screen_make_display_name;
   screen_class->broadcast_client_message = gdk_wayland_screen_broadcast_client_message;
   screen_class->get_setting = gdk_wayland_screen_get_setting;
   screen_class->visual_get_best_depth = gdk_wayland_screen_visual_get_best_depth;
diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkscreen-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkscreen-win32.c
index c67c8ae021..df9d104033 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkscreen-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkscreen-win32.c
@@ -386,12 +386,6 @@ gdk_win32_screen_get_root_window (GdkScreen *screen)
   return GDK_WIN32_SCREEN (screen)->root_window;
 }
 
-static gchar *
-gdk_win32_screen_make_display_name (GdkScreen *screen)
-{
-  return g_strdup (gdk_display_get_name (_gdk_display));
-}
-
 static gboolean
 gdk_win32_screen_is_composited (GdkScreen *screen)
 {
@@ -527,7 +521,6 @@ gdk_win32_screen_class_init (GdkWin32ScreenClass *klass)
   screen_class->get_display = gdk_win32_screen_get_display;
   screen_class->get_root_window = gdk_win32_screen_get_root_window;
   screen_class->is_composited = gdk_win32_screen_is_composited;
-  screen_class->make_display_name = gdk_win32_screen_make_display_name;
   screen_class->get_setting = _gdk_win32_screen_get_setting;
   screen_class->get_system_visual = gdk_win32_screen_get_system_visual;
   screen_class->get_rgba_visual = gdk_win32_screen_get_rgba_visual;
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkscreen-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkscreen-x11.c
index 53e61a4b5a..1aa27ec31c 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkscreen-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkscreen-x11.c
@@ -1052,35 +1052,6 @@ _gdk_x11_screen_process_owner_change (GdkScreen *screen,
 #endif
 }
 
-static gchar *
-substitute_screen_number (const gchar *display_name,
-                          gint         screen_number)
-{
-  GString *str;
-  gchar   *p;
-
-  str = g_string_new (display_name);
-
-  p = strrchr (str->str, '.');
-  if (p && p >	strchr (str->str, ':'))
-    g_string_truncate (str, p - str->str);
-
-  g_string_append_printf (str, ".%d", screen_number);
-
-  return g_string_free (str, FALSE);
-}
-
-static gchar *
-gdk_x11_screen_make_display_name (GdkScreen *screen)
-{
-  const gchar *old_display;
-
-  old_display = gdk_display_get_name (gdk_screen_get_display (screen));
-
-  return substitute_screen_number (old_display,
-                                   gdk_x11_screen_get_screen_number (screen));
-}
-
 static gboolean
 gdk_x11_screen_get_setting (GdkScreen   *screen,
 			    const gchar *name,
@@ -1385,7 +1356,6 @@ gdk_x11_screen_class_init (GdkX11ScreenClass *klass)
   screen_class->get_system_visual = _gdk_x11_screen_get_system_visual;
   screen_class->get_rgba_visual = gdk_x11_screen_get_rgba_visual;
   screen_class->is_composited = gdk_x11_screen_is_composited;
-  screen_class->make_display_name = gdk_x11_screen_make_display_name;
   screen_class->get_setting = gdk_x11_screen_get_setting;
   screen_class->visual_get_best_depth = _gdk_x11_screen_visual_get_best_depth;
   screen_class->visual_get_best_type = _gdk_x11_screen_visual_get_best_type;