diff --git a/gsk/gskprivate.c b/gsk/gskprivate.c
index e9227f48a8..0a09547c31 100644
--- a/gsk/gskprivate.c
+++ b/gsk/gskprivate.c
@@ -144,20 +144,6 @@ gsk_font_get_size (PangoFont *font)
   return size / PANGO_SCALE;
 }
 
-/*< private >
- * gsk_font_get_hint_style:
- * @font: a `PangoFont`
- *
- * Get the hint style from the cairo font options.
- *
- * Returns: the hint style
- */
-cairo_hint_style_t
-gsk_font_get_hint_style (PangoFont *font)
-{
-  return cairo_font_options_get_hint_style (pango_font_get_cairo_font_options (font));
-}
-
 /*< private >
  * gsk_font_get_rendering:
  * @font: a `PangoFont`
diff --git a/gsk/gskprivate.h b/gsk/gskprivate.h
index 5c7b3b1042..3180e709eb 100644
--- a/gsk/gskprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gskprivate.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ PangoFont *gsk_reload_font (PangoFont            *font,
                             cairo_hint_style_t    hint_style,
                             cairo_antialias_t     antialias);
 
-cairo_hint_style_t gsk_font_get_hint_style (PangoFont *font);
 void               gsk_font_get_rendering (PangoFont            *font,
                                            float                 scale,
                                            cairo_hint_metrics_t *hint_metrics,