diff --git a/gstreamer-editing-services/src/lib.rs b/gstreamer-editing-services/src/lib.rs
index 800d8f5d0..1162c1e48 100644
--- a/gstreamer-editing-services/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-editing-services/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ macro_rules! skip_assert_initialized {
 mod auto;
 pub use crate::auto::*;
 
-mod timeline_element;
-
 // Re-export all the traits in a prelude module, so that applications
 // can always "use ges::prelude::*" without getting conflicts
 pub mod prelude {
@@ -68,7 +66,5 @@ pub mod prelude {
     #[doc(hidden)]
     pub use gst_pbutils::prelude::*;
 
-    pub use crate::timeline_element::TimelineElementExtManual;
-
     pub use crate::auto::traits::*;
 }
diff --git a/gstreamer-editing-services/src/timeline_element.rs b/gstreamer-editing-services/src/timeline_element.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a1293fafd..000000000
--- a/gstreamer-editing-services/src/timeline_element.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-// Take a look at the license at the top of the repository in the LICENSE file.
-
-use crate::TimelineElement;
-use glib::prelude::*;
-use glib::translate::*;
-use std::ptr;
-
-pub trait TimelineElementExtManual: 'static {
-    #[doc(alias = "get_child_property")]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_timeline_element_get_child_property")]
-    fn child_property(&self, name: &str) -> Option<glib::Value>;
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_timeline_element_set_child_property")]
-    fn set_child_property(
-        &self,
-        name: &str,
-        value: &dyn glib::ToValue,
-    ) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError>;
-}
-
-impl<O: IsA<TimelineElement>> TimelineElementExtManual for O {
-    fn child_property(&self, name: &str) -> Option<glib::Value> {
-        unsafe {
-            let found: bool = from_glib(ffi::ges_timeline_element_lookup_child(
-                self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
-                name.to_glib_none().0,
-                ptr::null_mut(),
-                ptr::null_mut(),
-            ));
-            if !found {
-                return None;
-            }
-
-            let mut value = glib::Value::uninitialized();
-            ffi::ges_timeline_element_get_child_property(
-                self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
-                name.to_glib_none().0,
-                value.to_glib_none_mut().0,
-            );
-            Some(value)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn set_child_property(
-        &self,
-        name: &str,
-        value: &dyn glib::ToValue,
-    ) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError> {
-        unsafe {
-            let found: bool = from_glib(ffi::ges_timeline_element_lookup_child(
-                self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
-                name.to_glib_none().0,
-                ptr::null_mut(),
-                ptr::null_mut(),
-            ));
-            if !found {
-                return Err(glib::bool_error!("Child property not found"));
-            }
-
-            let value = value.to_value();
-            ffi::ges_timeline_element_set_child_property(
-                self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
-                name.to_glib_none().0,
-                value.to_glib_none().0,
-            );
-
-            Ok(())
-        }
-    }
-}