diff --git a/src/cairo-hash-private.h b/src/cairo-hash-private.h
index b30126b20..30e51ffe6 100644
--- a/src/cairo-hash-private.h
+++ b/src/cairo-hash-private.h
@@ -84,7 +84,4 @@ _cairo_hash_table_foreach (cairo_hash_table_t	      *hash_table,
 			   cairo_hash_callback_func_t  hash_callback,
 			   void			      *closure);
 
-cairo_private unsigned long
-_cairo_hash_table_size (cairo_hash_table_t *hash_table);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/cairo-hash.c b/src/cairo-hash.c
index 6dc978bd4..151842eb6 100644
--- a/src/cairo-hash.c
+++ b/src/cairo-hash.c
@@ -576,17 +576,3 @@ _cairo_hash_table_foreach (cairo_hash_table_t	      *hash_table,
 	_cairo_hash_table_manage (hash_table);
     }
 }
-
-/**
- * _cairo_hash_table_size:
- * @hash_table: a hash table
- *
- * Gets the size of the hash table.
- *
- * Return value: the size of the hash table.
- **/
-unsigned long
-_cairo_hash_table_size (cairo_hash_table_t *hash_table)
-{
-    return hash_table->live_entries;
-}