diff --git a/mi/mioverlay.c b/mi/mioverlay.c
index d8a64ddf7..248f85ca3 100644
--- a/mi/mioverlay.c
+++ b/mi/mioverlay.c
@@ -103,24 +103,6 @@ miOverlaySetRootClip(ScreenPtr pScreen, Bool enable)
 
 /****************************************************************/
 
-/* not used */
-Bool
-miOverlayGetPrivateClips(WindowPtr pWin,
-                         RegionPtr *borderClip, RegionPtr *clipList)
-{
-    miOverlayTreePtr pTree = MIOVERLAY_GET_WINDOW_TREE(pWin);
-
-    if (pTree) {
-        *borderClip = &(pTree->borderClip);
-        *clipList = &(pTree->clipList);
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    *borderClip = *clipList = NULL;
-
-    return FALSE;
-}
-
 void
 miOverlaySetTransFunction(ScreenPtr pScreen, miOverlayTransFunc transFunc)
 {
diff --git a/mi/mioverlay.h b/mi/mioverlay.h
index bf17b8329..40e9915b0 100644
--- a/mi/mioverlay.h
+++ b/mi/mioverlay.h
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
 typedef void (*miOverlayTransFunc) (ScreenPtr, int, BoxPtr);
 typedef Bool (*miOverlayInOverlayFunc) (WindowPtr);
 
-extern _X_EXPORT Bool
-
-miOverlayGetPrivateClips(WindowPtr pWin,
-                         RegionPtr *borderClip, RegionPtr *clipList);
-
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool miOverlayCollectUnderlayRegions(WindowPtr, RegionPtr *);
 extern _X_EXPORT void miOverlayComputeCompositeClip(GCPtr, WindowPtr);
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool miOverlayCopyUnderlay(ScreenPtr);