diff --git a/gdk/gdkinternals.h b/gdk/gdkinternals.h
index 4702f7ec9e..48c0c63c1b 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkinternals.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkinternals.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ void gdk_surface_get_unscaled_size (GdkSurface *surface,
                                     int *unscaled_height);
 gboolean gdk_surface_handle_event (GdkEvent       *event);
 
+void gdk_surface_show (GdkSurface *surface);
 
 /*****************************************
  * Interfaces provided by windowing code *
diff --git a/gdk/gdksurface.c b/gdk/gdksurface.c
index 850826ea85..b9fbb928a2 100644
--- a/gdk/gdksurface.c
+++ b/gdk/gdksurface.c
@@ -1915,8 +1915,6 @@ gdk_surface_show_internal (GdkSurface *surface, gboolean raise)
 void
 gdk_surface_show (GdkSurface *surface)
 {
-  g_return_if_fail (surface->surface_type != GDK_SURFACE_POPUP);
-
   gdk_surface_show_internal (surface, TRUE);
 }
 
@@ -1985,26 +1983,6 @@ G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   surface->y = 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * gdk_surface_resize:
- * @surface: a #GdkSurface
- * @width: new width of the surface
- * @height: new height of the surface
- *
- * Resizes @surface; for toplevel surfaces, asks the window manager to resize
- * the surface. The window manager may not allow the resize. When using GTK,
- * use gtk_window_resize() instead of this low-level GDK function.
- *
- * Surfaces may not be resized below 1x1.
- */
-void
-gdk_surface_resize (GdkSurface *surface,
-                    gint       width,
-                    gint       height)
-{
-  GDK_SURFACE_GET_CLASS (surface)->toplevel_resize (surface, width, height);
-}
-
 static gboolean
 gdk_popup_surface_present (GdkPopup       *popup,
                            int             width,
diff --git a/gdk/gdksurface.h b/gdk/gdksurface.h
index 1f4e6e1e44..a6e1aaeb0d 100644
--- a/gdk/gdksurface.h
+++ b/gdk/gdksurface.h
@@ -353,13 +353,7 @@ gboolean      gdk_surface_is_destroyed          (GdkSurface     *surface);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GdkDisplay *  gdk_surface_get_display           (GdkSurface     *surface);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-void          gdk_surface_show                  (GdkSurface     *surface);
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void          gdk_surface_hide                  (GdkSurface     *surface);
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-void          gdk_surface_resize                (GdkSurface     *surface,
-                                                 gint           width,
-                                                 gint           height);
 
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void          gdk_surface_set_input_region      (GdkSurface     *surface,