diff --git a/hw/xfree86/doc/ddxDesign.xml b/hw/xfree86/doc/ddxDesign.xml
index c33dc360c..dde711724 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/doc/ddxDesign.xml
+++ b/hw/xfree86/doc/ddxDesign.xml
@@ -6774,30 +6774,6 @@ programming the standard VGA registers, and for handling VGA colourmaps.
 
 	  </blockquote></para></blockquote>
 
-      <blockquote><para>
-	  <programlisting>
-    Bool vgaHWSetRegCounts(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int numCRTC,
-                          int numSequencer, int numGraphics, int numAttribute);
-	  </programlisting>
-	  <blockquote><para>
-      This function allows the number of CRTC, Sequencer, Graphics and
-      Attribute registers to be changed.  This makes it possible for
-      extended registers to be saved and restored with
-      <function>vgaHWSave()</function> and <function>vgaHWRestore()</function>.
-      This function should be called after a <structname>vgaHWRec</structname>
-      has been allocated with <function>vgaHWGetHWRec()</function>.  The
-      default values are defined in <filename>vgaHW.h</filename> as follows:
-
-	      <programlisting>
-#define VGA_NUM_CRTC 25
-#define VGA_NUM_SEQ   5
-#define VGA_NUM_GFX   9
-#define VGA_NUM_ATTR 21
-	      </programlisting>
-	    </para>
-
-	  </blockquote></para></blockquote>
-
       <blockquote><para>
 	  <programlisting>
     Bool vgaHWCopyReg(vgaRegPtr dst, vgaRegPtr src);
@@ -7021,11 +6997,6 @@ programming the standard VGA registers, and for handling VGA colourmaps.
 	      </literallayout>
 	    </para>
 
-	    <para>
-    The number of registers actually saved may be modified by a prior call
-    to <function>vgaHWSetRegCounts()</function>.
-	    </para>
-
 	  </blockquote></para></blockquote>
 
       <blockquote><para>
@@ -7105,11 +7076,6 @@ programming the standard VGA registers, and for handling VGA colourmaps.
 	      </literallayout>
 	    </para>
 
-	    <para>
-    The number of registers actually restored may be modified by a prior call
-    to <function>vgaHWSetRegCounts()</function>.
-	    </para>
-
 	  </blockquote></para></blockquote>
 
       <blockquote><para>
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.c b/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.c
index c4f78dedc..cb66a118b 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.c
@@ -1511,75 +1511,6 @@ vgaHWAllocDefaultRegs(vgaRegPtr regp)
     return vgaHWAllocRegs(regp);
 }
 
-Bool
-vgaHWSetRegCounts(ScrnInfoPtr scrp, int numCRTC, int numSequencer,
-                  int numGraphics, int numAttribute)
-{
-#define VGAHWMINNUM(regtype) \
-	((newMode.num##regtype < regp->num##regtype) ? \
-	 (newMode.num##regtype) : (regp->num##regtype))
-#define VGAHWCOPYREGSET(regtype) \
-	memcpy (newMode.regtype, regp->regtype, VGAHWMINNUM(regtype))
-
-    vgaRegRec newMode, newSaved;
-    vgaRegPtr regp;
-
-    regp = &VGAHWPTR(scrp)->ModeReg;
-    memcpy(&newMode, regp, sizeof(vgaRegRec));
-
-    /* allocate space for new registers */
-
-    regp = &newMode;
-    regp->numCRTC = numCRTC;
-    regp->numSequencer = numSequencer;
-    regp->numGraphics = numGraphics;
-    regp->numAttribute = numAttribute;
-    if (!vgaHWAllocRegs(regp))
-        return FALSE;
-
-    regp = &VGAHWPTR(scrp)->SavedReg;
-    memcpy(&newSaved, regp, sizeof(vgaRegRec));
-
-    regp = &newSaved;
-    regp->numCRTC = numCRTC;
-    regp->numSequencer = numSequencer;
-    regp->numGraphics = numGraphics;
-    regp->numAttribute = numAttribute;
-    if (!vgaHWAllocRegs(regp)) {
-        vgaHWFreeRegs(&newMode);
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-
-    /* allocations succeeded, copy register data into new space */
-
-    regp = &VGAHWPTR(scrp)->ModeReg;
-    VGAHWCOPYREGSET(CRTC);
-    VGAHWCOPYREGSET(Sequencer);
-    VGAHWCOPYREGSET(Graphics);
-    VGAHWCOPYREGSET(Attribute);
-
-    regp = &VGAHWPTR(scrp)->SavedReg;
-    VGAHWCOPYREGSET(CRTC);
-    VGAHWCOPYREGSET(Sequencer);
-    VGAHWCOPYREGSET(Graphics);
-    VGAHWCOPYREGSET(Attribute);
-
-    /* free old register arrays */
-
-    regp = &VGAHWPTR(scrp)->ModeReg;
-    vgaHWFreeRegs(regp);
-    memcpy(regp, &newMode, sizeof(vgaRegRec));
-
-    regp = &VGAHWPTR(scrp)->SavedReg;
-    vgaHWFreeRegs(regp);
-    memcpy(regp, &newSaved, sizeof(vgaRegRec));
-
-    return TRUE;
-
-#undef VGAHWMINNUM
-#undef VGAHWCOPYREGSET
-}
-
 Bool
 vgaHWCopyReg(vgaRegPtr dst, vgaRegPtr src)
 {
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.h b/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.h
index 3c32fa7bd..a7564e7bc 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.h
@@ -191,9 +191,6 @@ extern _X_EXPORT void vgaHWSaveFonts(ScrnInfoPtr scrninfp, vgaRegPtr save);
 extern _X_EXPORT void vgaHWSave(ScrnInfoPtr scrninfp, vgaRegPtr save,
                                 int flags);
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool vgaHWInit(ScrnInfoPtr scrnp, DisplayModePtr mode);
-extern _X_EXPORT Bool vgaHWSetRegCounts(ScrnInfoPtr scrp, int numCRTC,
-                                        int numSequencer, int numGraphics,
-                                        int numAttribute);
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool vgaHWCopyReg(vgaRegPtr dst, vgaRegPtr src);
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool vgaHWGetHWRec(ScrnInfoPtr scrp);
 extern _X_EXPORT void vgaHWFreeHWRec(ScrnInfoPtr scrp);