diff --git a/include/xkbsrv.h b/include/xkbsrv.h
index 31467e99f..cdca8f157 100644
--- a/include/xkbsrv.h
+++ b/include/xkbsrv.h
@@ -942,10 +942,6 @@ extern Bool XkbCopyDeviceKeymap(
         DeviceIntPtr            /* dst */,
         DeviceIntPtr            /* src */);
 
-extern int XkbGetKeysym(
-        DeviceIntPtr            /* dev */,
-        DeviceEvent*            /* event*/);
-
 extern Bool XkbFilterEvents(
         ClientPtr               /* pClient */,
         int                     /* nEvents */,
diff --git a/xkb/xkbUtils.c b/xkb/xkbUtils.c
index 06da1d55c..63b1e31c7 100644
--- a/xkb/xkbUtils.c
+++ b/xkb/xkbUtils.c
@@ -2118,32 +2118,3 @@ XkbCopyDeviceKeymap(DeviceIntPtr dst, DeviceIntPtr src)
     return ret;
 }
 
-int
-XkbGetKeysym(DeviceIntPtr dev, DeviceEvent *event)
-{
-    XkbDescPtr xkb = dev->key->xkbInfo->desc;
-    XkbKeyTypePtr kt;
-    int group;
-    int i, level = 0;
-    int modmask;
-
-    group = event->group.base + event->group.latched + event->group.locked;
-
-    if (group >= xkb->ctrls->num_groups)
-        group = XkbAdjustGroup(group, xkb->ctrls);
-
-    modmask = event->mods.base | event->mods.latched; /* don't care about
-                                                         locked mods */
-    kt = XkbKeyKeyType(xkb, event->detail.key, group);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < kt->map_count; i++)
-    {
-        if (kt->map[i].mods.mask == modmask)
-        {
-            level = kt->map[i].level;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return XkbKeySymEntry(xkb, event->detail.key, level, group);
-}