diff --git a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
index 152dcc9de5..c0480b78ee 100644
--- a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
@@ -1995,7 +1995,6 @@ gst_plugin_get_origin
 gst_plugin_get_source
 gst_plugin_get_version
 gst_plugin_get_release_date_string
-gst_plugin_get_module
 gst_plugin_is_loaded
 gst_plugin_get_cache_data
 gst_plugin_set_cache_data
diff --git a/gst/gstplugin.c b/gst/gstplugin.c
index 625022ba27..7fa25828c8 100644
--- a/gst/gstplugin.c
+++ b/gst/gstplugin.c
@@ -1015,24 +1015,6 @@ gst_plugin_get_release_date_string (GstPlugin * plugin)
   return plugin->desc.release_datetime;
 }
 
-/**
- * gst_plugin_get_module:
- * @plugin: plugin to query
- *
- * Gets the #GModule of the plugin. If the plugin isn't loaded yet, NULL is
- * returned.
- *
- * Returns: (transfer none): module belonging to the plugin or NULL if the
- *          plugin isn't loaded yet.
- */
-GModule *
-gst_plugin_get_module (GstPlugin * plugin)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (plugin != NULL, NULL);
-
-  return plugin->module;
-}
-
 /**
  * gst_plugin_is_loaded:
  * @plugin: plugin to query
diff --git a/gst/gstplugin.h b/gst/gstplugin.h
index f4aa55e7f8..199ec58097 100644
--- a/gst/gstplugin.h
+++ b/gst/gstplugin.h
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ const gchar*		gst_plugin_get_release_date_string (GstPlugin *plugin);
 const GstStructure*	gst_plugin_get_cache_data	(GstPlugin * plugin);
 void			gst_plugin_set_cache_data	(GstPlugin * plugin, GstStructure *cache_data);
 
-GModule *		gst_plugin_get_module		(GstPlugin *plugin);
 gboolean		gst_plugin_is_loaded		(GstPlugin *plugin);
 
 gboolean		gst_plugin_name_filter		(GstPlugin *plugin, const gchar *name);
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
index 5a6c4198d1..9981e5bdbb 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
@@ -761,7 +761,6 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_plugin_get_description
 	gst_plugin_get_filename
 	gst_plugin_get_license
-	gst_plugin_get_module
 	gst_plugin_get_name
 	gst_plugin_get_origin
 	gst_plugin_get_package