diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
index f6d3463a62..ffde2b41ef 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
@@ -7628,7 +7628,6 @@ gtk_string_object_get_string
 <TITLE>GtkSelectionFilterModel</TITLE>
 GtkSelectionFilterModel
 gtk_selection_filter_model_new
-gtk_selection_filter_model_new_for_type
 gtk_selection_filter_model_set_model
 gtk_selection_filter_model_get_model
 </SECTION>
diff --git a/gtk/gtkselectionfiltermodel.h b/gtk/gtkselectionfiltermodel.h
index 69ab1df37f..b75e2acdbf 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkselectionfiltermodel.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkselectionfiltermodel.h
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (GtkSelectionFilterModel, gtk_selection_filter_model, GTK,
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GtkSelectionFilterModel * gtk_selection_filter_model_new          (GtkSelectionModel           *model);
 
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-GtkSelectionFilterModel * gtk_selection_filter_model_new_for_type (GType                        item_type);
-
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void                      gtk_selection_filter_model_set_model    (GtkSelectionFilterModel     *self,
                                                                    GtkSelectionModel           *model);