diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
index 5e6bc22453..8a41904740 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
@@ -1566,25 +1566,6 @@ gst_gl_context_get_display (GstGLContext * context)
   return gst_object_ref (context->priv->display);
 }
 
-/**
- * gst_gl_context_set_display:
- * @context: a #GstGLContext:
- * @display: a #GstGLDisplay:
- *
- * Ref @display and unref previous display if exists.
- *
- * Since: 1.6
- */
-void
-gst_gl_context_set_display (GstGLContext * context, GstGLDisplay * display)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (GST_GL_IS_CONTEXT (context));
-  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_GL_DISPLAY (display));
-
-  gst_object_replace ((GstObject **) & context->priv->display,
-      (GstObject *) display);
-}
-
 typedef struct
 {
   GstGLContext *context;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.h
index 3e5fc23a2b..7b19d6e1ca 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ gboolean      gst_gl_context_activate         (GstGLContext *context, gboolean a
 GThread *     gst_gl_context_get_thread       (GstGLContext *context);
 GstGLContext * gst_gl_context_get_current     (void);
 
-void           gst_gl_context_set_display (GstGLContext *context, GstGLDisplay *display);
 GstGLDisplay * gst_gl_context_get_display (GstGLContext *context);
 gpointer      gst_gl_context_get_proc_address (GstGLContext *context, const gchar *name);
 GstGLPlatform gst_gl_context_get_gl_platform  (GstGLContext *context);