diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
index 7b51c90294..ef59b2f604 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
@@ -554,8 +554,8 @@ gst_gl_window_wayland_egl_open (GstGLWindow * window, GError ** error)
   wl_registry_add_listener (window_egl->display.registry, &registry_listener,
       window_egl);
 
-  if (gst_gl_wl_display_roundtrip_queue (window_egl->display.display,
-          display->display, window_egl->window.queue) < 0) {
+  if (wl_display_roundtrip_queue (display->display,
+          window_egl->window.queue) < 0) {
     g_set_error (error, GST_GL_WINDOW_ERROR,
         GST_GL_WINDOW_ERROR_RESOURCE_UNAVAILABLE,
         "Failed to perform a wayland roundtrip");
@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ _roundtrip_async (GstGLWindow * window)
 
   create_surfaces (window_egl);
 
-  if (gst_gl_wl_display_roundtrip_queue (window_egl->display.display,
-          display->display, window_egl->window.queue) < 0)
+  if (wl_display_roundtrip_queue (display->display,
+          window_egl->window.queue) < 0)
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (window, "failed a roundtrip");
 }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/wayland_event_source.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/wayland_event_source.c
index caeb8cd368..99dd2ac2ac 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/wayland_event_source.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/wayland_event_source.c
@@ -54,75 +54,6 @@ init_debug (void)
   }
 }
 
-static void
-sync_callback (void *data, struct wl_callback *callback, uint32_t serial)
-{
-  gboolean *done = data;
-
-  GST_TRACE ("roundtrip done. callback:%p", callback);
-
-  *done = TRUE;
-  wl_callback_destroy (callback);
-}
-
-static const struct wl_callback_listener sync_listener = {
-  sync_callback
-};
-
-/* only thread safe iff called on the same thread @queue is being dispatched on.
- * Otherwise, two prepare_read{_queue}()'s can be indicated for the same
- * queue and dispatch{_queue}() may be called for different threads which
- * will cause deadlocks as no guarantees for thread-safety are given when
- * pumping the same queue from multiple threads.
- * As a concrete example, if the wayland event source (below) for a @queue is
- * running on a certain thread, then this function must only be called in that
- * thread (with that @queue). */
-/* @sync_display is the wl_display that is used to create the sync object and
- * may be a proxy wrapper.
- * @dispatch_display must not be a proxy wrapper.
- * @queue can be NULL. */
-gint
-gst_gl_wl_display_roundtrip_queue (struct wl_display *sync_display,
-    struct wl_display *dispatch_display, struct wl_event_queue *queue)
-{
-  struct wl_callback *callback;
-  gboolean done = FALSE;
-  gint ret = 0;
-
-  init_debug ();
-
-  GST_TRACE ("roundtrip start for dpy %p and queue %p", dispatch_display,
-      queue);
-
-  if (!(callback = wl_display_sync (sync_display))) {
-    GST_WARNING ("creating sync callback failed");
-    return -1;
-  }
-  GST_TRACE ("create roundtrip callback %p", callback);
-  wl_callback_add_listener (callback, &sync_listener, &done);
-  if (queue) {
-    while (!done && ret >= 0) {
-      ret = wl_display_dispatch_queue (dispatch_display, queue);
-      GST_TRACE ("dispatch ret: %i, errno: (%i, 0x%x) \'%s\'", ret, errno,
-          errno, g_strerror (errno));
-    }
-  } else {
-    while (!done && ret >= 0) {
-      ret = wl_display_dispatch (dispatch_display);
-      GST_TRACE ("dispatch ret: %i, errno: (%i, 0x%x) \'%s\'", ret, errno,
-          errno, g_strerror (errno));
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (ret == -1 && !done)
-    wl_callback_destroy (callback);
-  GST_DEBUG ("roundtrip done for dpy %p and queue %p. ret %i, "
-      "errno: (%i, 0x%x) \'%s\'", dispatch_display, queue, ret, errno, errno,
-      g_strerror (errno));
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
 typedef struct _WaylandEventSource
 {
   GSource source;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/wayland_event_source.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/wayland_event_source.h
index 9d651ec427..77bad1258e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/wayland_event_source.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/wayland_event_source.h
@@ -36,8 +36,4 @@
 GSource * wayland_event_source_new (struct wl_display *display,
                                     struct wl_event_queue *queue);
 
-G_GNUC_INTERNAL gint      gst_gl_wl_display_roundtrip_queue (struct wl_display *sync_display,
-                                             struct wl_display *dispatch_display,
-                                             struct wl_event_queue *queue);
-
 #endif /* __WAYLAND_EVENT_SOURCE_H__ */