diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86fbman.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86fbman.c
index 93b3363d4..b2e2e1b2f 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86fbman.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86fbman.c
@@ -59,18 +59,6 @@ xf86RegisterOffscreenManager(ScreenPtr pScreen, FBManagerFuncsPtr funcs)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-Bool
-xf86FBManagerRunning(ScreenPtr pScreen)
-{
-    if (xf86FBManagerKey == NULL)
-        return FALSE;
-
-    if (!dixLookupPrivate(&pScreen->devPrivates, xf86FBManagerKey))
-        return FALSE;
-
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
 Bool
 xf86RegisterFreeBoxCallback(ScreenPtr pScreen,
                             FreeBoxCallbackProcPtr FreeBoxCallback,
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86fbman.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86fbman.h
index f8322e09b..4ba3a888b 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86fbman.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86fbman.h
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ extern _X_EXPORT Bool
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool
  xf86InitFBManagerLinear(ScreenPtr pScreen, int offset, int size);
 
-extern _X_EXPORT Bool
- xf86FBManagerRunning(ScreenPtr pScreen);
-
 extern _X_EXPORT FBAreaPtr
 xf86AllocateOffscreenArea(ScreenPtr pScreen,
                           int w, int h,
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/doc/ddxDesign.xml b/hw/xfree86/doc/ddxDesign.xml
index 237d1719a..9e83cc065 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/doc/ddxDesign.xml
+++ b/hw/xfree86/doc/ddxDesign.xml
@@ -3321,18 +3321,6 @@ video memory using the following functions (definitions taken from
       </programlisting>
     </para>
 
-    <para>
-The function:
-      <programlisting>
-    Bool xf86FBManagerRunning(ScreenPtr pScreen);
-      </programlisting>
-
-can be used by an extension to check if the driver has initialized
-the memory manager.  The manager is not available if this returns
-<constant>FALSE</constant> and the functions above will all fail.
-    </para>
-
-
     <para>
 <function>xf86AllocateOffscreenArea()</function> can be used to request a
 rectangle of dimensions <parameter>width</parameter>&nbsp;&times;&nbsp;<parameter>height</parameter>