diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h
index 102b26cf..ec715bf4 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h
@@ -415,12 +415,4 @@ void wlr_xdg_surface_for_each_popup_surface(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
  */
 uint32_t wlr_xdg_surface_schedule_configure(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface);
 
-/**
- * Call `iterator` on each popup in the xdg-surface tree, with the popup's
- * position relative to the root xdg-surface. The function is called from root
- * to leaves (in rendering order).
- */
-void wlr_xdg_surface_for_each_popup(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
-	wlr_surface_iterator_func_t iterator, void *user_data);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/types/xdg_shell/wlr_xdg_surface.c b/types/xdg_shell/wlr_xdg_surface.c
index fa9d99eb..edf562ab 100644
--- a/types/xdg_shell/wlr_xdg_surface.c
+++ b/types/xdg_shell/wlr_xdg_surface.c
@@ -626,26 +626,6 @@ static void xdg_surface_iterator(struct wlr_surface *surface,
 		iter_data->user_data);
 }
 
-static void xdg_surface_for_each_popup(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
-		int x, int y, wlr_surface_iterator_func_t iterator, void *user_data) {
-	struct wlr_xdg_popup *popup_state;
-	wl_list_for_each(popup_state, &surface->popups, link) {
-		struct wlr_xdg_surface *popup = popup_state->base;
-		if (!popup->configured) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		double popup_sx, popup_sy;
-		xdg_popup_get_position(popup_state, &popup_sx, &popup_sy);
-		iterator(popup->surface, x + popup_sx, y + popup_sy, user_data);
-
-		xdg_surface_for_each_popup(popup,
-			x + popup_sx,
-			y + popup_sy,
-			iterator, user_data);
-	}
-}
-
 static void xdg_surface_for_each_popup_surface(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
 		int x, int y, wlr_surface_iterator_func_t iterator, void *user_data) {
 	struct wlr_xdg_popup *popup_state;
@@ -684,11 +664,6 @@ void wlr_xdg_surface_for_each_popup_surface(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
 	xdg_surface_for_each_popup_surface(surface, 0, 0, iterator, user_data);
 }
 
-void wlr_xdg_surface_for_each_popup(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
-		wlr_surface_iterator_func_t iterator, void *user_data) {
-	xdg_surface_for_each_popup(surface, 0, 0, iterator, user_data);
-}
-
 void wlr_xdg_surface_get_geometry(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
 		struct wlr_box *box) {
 	wlr_surface_get_extends(surface->surface, box);