diff --git a/lib/rb-util.c b/lib/rb-util.c
index 745a31dc4..2cbd5e4e2 100644
--- a/lib/rb-util.c
+++ b/lib/rb-util.c
@@ -292,90 +292,6 @@ rb_safe_strcmp (const char *a,
 	return (!a && !b) ? 0 : (a && !b) || (!a && b) ? 1 : strcmp (a, b);
 }
 
-/* Taken from totem/video-utils.c CVS HEAD 2004-04-22 */
-static void
-totem_pixbuf_mirror (GdkPixbuf *pixbuf)
-{
-	int i, j, rowstride, offset, right;
-	guchar *pixels;
-	int width, height, size;
-	guint32 tmp;
-
-	pixels = gdk_pixbuf_get_pixels (pixbuf);
-	g_return_if_fail (pixels != NULL);
-
-	width = gdk_pixbuf_get_width (pixbuf);
-	height = gdk_pixbuf_get_height (pixbuf);
-	rowstride = gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride (pixbuf);
-	size = height * width * sizeof (guint32);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < size; i += rowstride)
-	{
-		for (j = 0; j < rowstride; j += sizeof(guint32))
-		{
-			offset = i + j;
-			right = i + (((width - 1) * sizeof(guint32)) - j);
-
-			if (right <= offset)
-				break;
-
-			memcpy (&tmp, pixels + offset, sizeof(guint32));
-			memcpy (pixels + offset, pixels + right,
-					sizeof(guint32));
-			memcpy (pixels + right, &tmp, sizeof(guint32));
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-
-
-/**
- * rb_image_new_from_stock:
- * @stock_id: stock image id
- * @size: requested icon size
- *
- * Same as @gtk_image_new_from_stock except that it mirrors the icons for RTL
- * languages.
- *
- * Return value: (transfer full): a #GtkImage of the requested stock item
- */
-GtkWidget *
-rb_image_new_from_stock (const gchar *stock_id, GtkIconSize size)
-{
-	if (gtk_widget_get_default_direction () == GTK_TEXT_DIR_LTR) {
-		return gtk_image_new_from_stock (stock_id, size);
-	} else {
-
-		GtkWidget *image;
-		GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
-		GdkPixbuf *mirror;
-		
-		image = gtk_image_new ();
-		
-		if (image == NULL) {
-			return NULL;
-		}
-		
-		pixbuf = gtk_widget_render_icon_pixbuf (image, stock_id, size);
-		g_assert (pixbuf != NULL);
-		
-		
-		mirror = gdk_pixbuf_copy (pixbuf);
-		g_object_unref (pixbuf);
-
-		if (!mirror)
-			return NULL;
-
-		totem_pixbuf_mirror (mirror);
-		gtk_image_set_from_pixbuf (GTK_IMAGE (image), mirror);
-		g_object_unref (mirror);
-
-		return image;
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 /**
  * rb_is_main_thread:
  *
diff --git a/lib/rb-util.h b/lib/rb-util.h
index 0c767f332..68d3dd4aa 100644
--- a/lib/rb-util.h
+++ b/lib/rb-util.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ char *rb_make_time_string (guint seconds);
 char *rb_make_duration_string (guint duration);
 char *rb_make_elapsed_time_string (guint elapsed, guint duration, gboolean show_remaining);
 
-GtkWidget *rb_image_new_from_stock (const gchar *stock_id, GtkIconSize size);
-
 void rb_threads_init (void);
 gboolean rb_is_main_thread (void);