diff --git a/src/modem-manager/nm-modem.c b/src/modem-manager/nm-modem.c
index 449370eb68..ddc4edf83a 100644
--- a/src/modem-manager/nm-modem.c
+++ b/src/modem-manager/nm-modem.c
@@ -86,14 +86,6 @@ enum {
 
 static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
 
-NMPPPManager *
-nm_modem_get_ppp_manager (NMModem *self)
-{
-	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_MODEM (self), NULL);
-
-	return NM_MODEM_GET_PRIVATE (self)->ppp_manager;
-}
-
 gboolean
 nm_modem_get_mm_enabled (NMModem *self)
 {
diff --git a/src/modem-manager/nm-modem.h b/src/modem-manager/nm-modem.h
index a46a198c16..bad19b043f 100644
--- a/src/modem-manager/nm-modem.h
+++ b/src/modem-manager/nm-modem.h
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ GType nm_modem_get_type (void);
 
 /* Protected */
 
-NMPPPManager *nm_modem_get_ppp_manager (NMModem *modem);
 DBusGProxy *  nm_modem_get_proxy       (NMModem *modem, const char *interface);
 const char *  nm_modem_get_iface       (NMModem *modem);
 const char *  nm_modem_get_path        (NMModem *modem);