diff --git a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
index c19a342795..3228f21646 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ gdk_surface_set_title
 GDK_PARENT_RELATIVE
 gdk_surface_set_cursor
 gdk_surface_get_cursor
-gdk_surface_get_geometry
 gdk_surface_set_geometry_hints
 gdk_surface_get_width
 gdk_surface_get_height
diff --git a/gdk/gdkinternals.h b/gdk/gdkinternals.h
index 8f89e08067..bbfd58cb37 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkinternals.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkinternals.h
@@ -347,6 +347,12 @@ void gdk_surface_get_root_coords (GdkSurface *surface,
                                   gint       *root_x,
                                   gint       *root_y);
 
+void gdk_surface_get_geometry (GdkSurface *surface,
+                               gint       *x,
+                               gint       *y,
+                               gint       *width,
+                               gint       *height);
+
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/gdk/gdksurface.h b/gdk/gdksurface.h
index 3ad09cd974..c39fc885b6 100644
--- a/gdk/gdksurface.h
+++ b/gdk/gdksurface.h
@@ -579,12 +579,6 @@ GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GdkCursor    *gdk_surface_get_device_cursor (GdkSurface     *surface,
                                              GdkDevice     *device);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-void          gdk_surface_get_geometry   (GdkSurface      *surface,
-                                          gint            *x,
-                                          gint            *y,
-                                          gint            *width,
-                                          gint            *height);
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 int           gdk_surface_get_width       (GdkSurface       *surface);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 int           gdk_surface_get_height      (GdkSurface       *surface);