diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.h
index 7d7b19ab..32636c4e 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #define WLR_TYPES_WLR_XCURSOR_MANAGER_H
 
 #include <wayland-server-core.h>
-#include <wlr/types/wlr_cursor.h>
 #include <wlr/xcursor.h>
 
 /**
@@ -57,15 +56,4 @@ bool wlr_xcursor_manager_load(struct wlr_xcursor_manager *manager,
 struct wlr_xcursor *wlr_xcursor_manager_get_xcursor(
 	struct wlr_xcursor_manager *manager, const char *name, float scale);
 
-/**
- * Set a struct wlr_cursor's cursor image to the specified cursor name for all
- * scale factors. struct wlr_cursor will take over from this point and ensure
- * the correct cursor is used on each output, assuming a
- * struct wlr_output_layout is attached to it.
- *
- * Deprecated: wlr_cursor_set_xcursor() should be used instead.
- */
-void wlr_xcursor_manager_set_cursor_image(struct wlr_xcursor_manager *manager,
-	const char *name, struct wlr_cursor *cursor);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.c b/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.c
index 3526285b..6f366f5b 100644
--- a/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.c
+++ b/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.c
@@ -65,20 +65,3 @@ struct wlr_xcursor *wlr_xcursor_manager_get_xcursor(
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
-
-void wlr_xcursor_manager_set_cursor_image(struct wlr_xcursor_manager *manager,
-		const char *name, struct wlr_cursor *cursor) {
-	struct wlr_xcursor_manager_theme *theme;
-	wl_list_for_each(theme, &manager->scaled_themes, link) {
-		struct wlr_xcursor *xcursor =
-			wlr_xcursor_theme_get_cursor(theme->theme, name);
-		if (xcursor == NULL) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		struct wlr_xcursor_image *image = xcursor->images[0];
-		wlr_cursor_set_image(cursor, image->buffer, image->width * 4,
-			image->width, image->height, image->hotspot_x, image->hotspot_y,
-			theme->scale);
-	}
-}