diff --git a/dix/getevents.c b/dix/getevents.c
index 4770a699d..920cf0578 100644
--- a/dix/getevents.c
+++ b/dix/getevents.c
@@ -1048,22 +1048,6 @@ GetProximityEvents(EventList *events, DeviceIntPtr pDev, int type,
     return num_events;
 }
 
-/**
- * Note that pDev was the last function to send a core pointer event.
- * Currently a no-op.
- *
- * Call this just before processInputProc.
- */
-_X_EXPORT void
-SwitchCorePointer(DeviceIntPtr pDev)
-{
-    if (pDev != dixLookupPrivate(&inputInfo.pointer->devPrivates,
-				 CoreDevicePrivateKey))
-	dixSetPrivate(&inputInfo.pointer->devPrivates,
-		      CoreDevicePrivateKey, pDev);
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Synthesize a single motion event for the core pointer.
  *
diff --git a/include/input.h b/include/input.h
index cd9bfde01..2ffd97e84 100644
--- a/include/input.h
+++ b/include/input.h
@@ -510,8 +510,6 @@ extern int GetMotionHistory(
     ScreenPtr pScreen,
     BOOL core);
 
-extern void SwitchCorePointer(DeviceIntPtr pDev);
-
 extern int AttachDevice(ClientPtr client,
                         DeviceIntPtr slave,
                         DeviceIntPtr master);