diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkprivate-x11.h b/gdk/x11/gdkprivate-x11.h
index f35d2af21d..beb84c2ab5 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkprivate-x11.h
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkprivate-x11.h
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ extern const gint        _gdk_x11_event_mask_table_size;
 #define GDK_WINDOW_SCREEN(win)        (gdk_window_get_screen (win))
 #define GDK_WINDOW_DISPLAY(win)       (GDK_X11_SCREEN (GDK_WINDOW_SCREEN (win))->display)
 #define GDK_WINDOW_XROOTWIN(win)      (GDK_X11_SCREEN (GDK_WINDOW_SCREEN (win))->xroot_window)
-#define GDK_GC_DISPLAY(gc)            (GDK_SCREEN_DISPLAY (GDK_GC_X11(gc)->screen))
 #define GDK_WINDOW_IS_X11(win)        (GDK_IS_WINDOW_IMPL_X11 ((win)->impl))
 
 /* override some macros from gdkx.h with direct-access variants */