diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.c b/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.c
index 81c673fc92..4a04b753a9 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.c
@@ -72,29 +72,6 @@ gst_wayland_video_default_init (GstWaylandVideoInterface * klass)
   (void) klass;
 }
 
-/**
- * gst_wayland_video_set_surface_size:
- *
- * This tells the video sink to change the size of its drawing
- * surface. The caller must call gst_wayland_video_pause_rendering
- * before calling this method and gst_wayland_video_resume_rendering
- * later, on the next redraw request.
- */
-void
-gst_wayland_video_set_surface_size (GstWaylandVideo * video, gint w, gint h)
-{
-  GstWaylandVideoInterface *iface;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (video != NULL);
-  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_WAYLAND_VIDEO (video));
-
-  iface = GST_WAYLAND_VIDEO_GET_INTERFACE (video);
-
-  if (iface->set_surface_size) {
-    iface->set_surface_size (video, w, h);
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * gst_wayland_video_pause_rendering:
  *
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.h b/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.h
index 49e57a7410..ce1749cca6 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/wayland/wayland.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ struct _GstWaylandVideoInterface {
   GTypeInterface iface;
 
   /* virtual functions */
-  void (*set_surface_size)     (GstWaylandVideo *video, gint w, gint h);
   void (*pause_rendering)      (GstWaylandVideo *video);
   void (*resume_rendering)     (GstWaylandVideo *video);
 };
@@ -73,10 +72,6 @@ struct _GstWaylandVideoInterface {
 GType   gst_wayland_video_get_type (void);
 
 /* virtual function wrappers */
-
-void gst_wayland_video_set_surface_size (GstWaylandVideo * video,
-        gint w, gint h);
-
 void gst_wayland_video_pause_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video);
 void gst_wayland_video_resume_rendering (GstWaylandVideo * video);