diff --git a/include/ui/gtk.h b/include/ui/gtk.h
index 3c1cd98db8..5ae0ad60a6 100644
--- a/include/ui/gtk.h
+++ b/include/ui/gtk.h
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ void gd_gl_area_scanout_disable(DisplayChangeListener *dcl);
 void gd_gl_area_scanout_flush(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
                               uint32_t x, uint32_t y, uint32_t w, uint32_t h);
 void gtk_gl_area_init(void);
-QEMUGLContext gd_gl_area_get_current_context(DisplayChangeListener *dcl);
 int gd_gl_area_make_current(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
                             QEMUGLContext ctx);
 
diff --git a/ui/gtk-gl-area.c b/ui/gtk-gl-area.c
index e7ca73c7b1..4e8ee88b9b 100644
--- a/ui/gtk-gl-area.c
+++ b/ui/gtk-gl-area.c
@@ -239,11 +239,6 @@ void gtk_gl_area_init(void)
     display_opengl = 1;
 }
 
-QEMUGLContext gd_gl_area_get_current_context(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
-{
-    return gdk_gl_context_get_current();
-}
-
 int gd_gl_area_make_current(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
                             QEMUGLContext ctx)
 {