diff --git a/test/litest.c b/test/litest.c
index c4797802..ef474455 100644
--- a/test/litest.c
+++ b/test/litest.c
@@ -1441,20 +1441,6 @@ litest_create_device(enum litest_device_type which)
 	return litest_create_device_with_overrides(which, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-int
-litest_handle_events(struct litest_device *d)
-{
-	struct pollfd fd;
-
-	fd.fd = libinput_get_fd(d->libinput);
-	fd.events = POLLIN;
-
-	while (poll(&fd, 1, 1))
-		libinput_dispatch(d->libinput);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void
 litest_delete_device(struct litest_device *d)
 {
diff --git a/test/litest.h b/test/litest.h
index fc758161..a2cb6ee3 100644
--- a/test/litest.h
+++ b/test/litest.h
@@ -410,9 +410,6 @@ litest_current_device(void);
 void
 litest_delete_device(struct litest_device *d);
 
-int
-litest_handle_events(struct litest_device *d);
-
 void
 litest_event(struct litest_device *t,
 	     unsigned int type,