diff --git a/gtk/gtkmenu.c b/gtk/gtkmenu.c
index b5419955c4..11fbed2bd2 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmenu.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkmenu.c
@@ -3860,68 +3860,6 @@ gtk_menu_set_display (GtkMenu    *menu,
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * gtk_menu_attach:
- * @menu: a #GtkMenu
- * @child: a #GtkMenuItem
- * @left_attach: The column number to attach the left side of the item to
- * @right_attach: The column number to attach the right side of the item to
- * @top_attach: The row number to attach the top of the item to
- * @bottom_attach: The row number to attach the bottom of the item to
- *
- * Adds a new #GtkMenuItem to a (table) menu. The number of “cells” that
- * an item will occupy is specified by @left_attach, @right_attach,
- * @top_attach and @bottom_attach. These each represent the leftmost,
- * rightmost, uppermost and lower column and row numbers of the table.
- * (Columns and rows are indexed from zero).
- *
- * Note that this function is not related to gtk_menu_detach().
- */
-void
-gtk_menu_attach (GtkMenu   *menu,
-                 GtkWidget *child,
-                 guint      left_attach,
-                 guint      right_attach,
-                 guint      top_attach,
-                 guint      bottom_attach)
-{
-  GtkMenuShell *menu_shell;
-  GtkWidget *parent;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_MENU (menu));
-  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (child));
-  parent = gtk_widget_get_parent (child);
-  g_return_if_fail (parent == NULL || parent == GTK_WIDGET (menu));
-  g_return_if_fail (left_attach < right_attach);
-  g_return_if_fail (top_attach < bottom_attach);
-
-  menu_shell = GTK_MENU_SHELL (menu);
-
-  if (!parent)
-    {
-      AttachInfo *ai = get_attach_info (child);
-
-      ai->left_attach = left_attach;
-      ai->right_attach = right_attach;
-      ai->top_attach = top_attach;
-      ai->bottom_attach = bottom_attach;
-
-      menu_shell->priv->children = g_list_append (menu_shell->priv->children, child);
-      gtk_widget_insert_before (child, GTK_WIDGET (menu), menu->priv->bottom_arrow_widget);
-
-      menu_queue_resize (menu);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      gtk_container_child_set (GTK_CONTAINER (parent), child,
-                               "left-attach",   left_attach,
-                               "right-attach",  right_attach,
-                               "top-attach",    top_attach,
-                               "bottom-attach", bottom_attach,
-                               NULL);
-    }
-}
-
 static gint
 gtk_menu_get_popup_delay (GtkMenuShell *menu_shell)
 {
diff --git a/gtk/gtkmenu.h b/gtk/gtkmenu.h
index c9a639c0a8..f9aa977b65 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmenu.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkmenu.h
@@ -176,14 +176,6 @@ GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void	   gtk_menu_set_display           (GtkMenu	       *menu,
 					   GdkDisplay          *display);
 
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-void       gtk_menu_attach                (GtkMenu             *menu,
-                                           GtkWidget           *child,
-                                           guint                left_attach,
-                                           guint                right_attach,
-                                           guint                top_attach,
-                                           guint                bottom_attach);
-
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void       gtk_menu_set_monitor           (GtkMenu             *menu,
                                            gint                 monitor_num);