diff --git a/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h b/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h
index fd78d17124..ce4518e4de 100644
--- a/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h
+++ b/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ pixman_image_t *qemu_pixman_linebuf_create(pixman_format_code_t format,
                                            int width);
 void qemu_pixman_linebuf_fill(pixman_image_t *linebuf, pixman_image_t *fb,
                               int width, int x, int y);
-void qemu_pixman_linebuf_copy(pixman_image_t *fb, int width, int x, int y,
-                              pixman_image_t *linebuf);
 pixman_image_t *qemu_pixman_mirror_create(pixman_format_code_t format,
                                           pixman_image_t *image);
 void qemu_pixman_image_unref(pixman_image_t *image);
diff --git a/ui/qemu-pixman.c b/ui/qemu-pixman.c
index c5053cd326..be00a96340 100644
--- a/ui/qemu-pixman.c
+++ b/ui/qemu-pixman.c
@@ -200,14 +200,6 @@ void qemu_pixman_linebuf_fill(pixman_image_t *linebuf, pixman_image_t *fb,
                            x, y, 0, 0, 0, 0, width, 1);
 }
 
-/* copy linebuf to framebuffer */
-void qemu_pixman_linebuf_copy(pixman_image_t *fb, int width, int x, int y,
-                              pixman_image_t *linebuf)
-{
-    pixman_image_composite(PIXMAN_OP_SRC, linebuf, NULL, fb,
-                           0, 0, 0, 0, x, y, width, 1);
-}
-
 pixman_image_t *qemu_pixman_mirror_create(pixman_format_code_t format,
                                           pixman_image_t *image)
 {