diff --git a/src/hb-shape.cc b/src/hb-shape.cc
index ab4ea88d7..7b5bf2c5e 100644
--- a/src/hb-shape.cc
+++ b/src/hb-shape.cc
@@ -196,88 +196,4 @@ hb_shape (hb_font_t           *font,
 }
 
 
-static float
-buffer_width (hb_buffer_t *buffer)
-{
-  float w = 0;
-  auto *pos = buffer->pos;
-  unsigned count = buffer->len;
-  for (unsigned i = 0; i < count; i++)
-    w += pos[i].x_advance;
-  return w;
-}
-
-hb_bool_t
-hb_shape_justify (hb_font_t          *font,
-		  hb_buffer_t        *buffer,
-		  const hb_feature_t *features,
-		  unsigned int        num_features,
-		  const char * const *shaper_list,
-		  float               target_width,
-		  float              *width)
-{
-  // TODO vertical
-  // TODO buffer context
-
-  if (target_width == *width)
-    return hb_shape_full (font, buffer,
-			  features, num_features,
-			  shaper_list);
-
-  hb_face_t *face = font->face;
-
-  hb_ot_var_axis_info_t axis_info;
-  if (!hb_ot_var_find_axis_info (face, HB_TAG ('j','s','t','f'), &axis_info) &&
-      !hb_ot_var_find_axis_info (face, HB_TAG ('w','d','t','h'), &axis_info))
-  {
-    if (hb_shape_full (font, buffer,
-		       features, num_features,
-		       shaper_list))
-    {
-      *width = buffer_width (buffer);
-      return true;
-    }
-    else
-      return false;
-  }
-
-  auto *text_info = (hb_glyph_info_t *) hb_malloc (buffer->len * sizeof (buffer->info[0]));
-  if (unlikely (!text_info))
-    return false;
-  memcpy (text_info, buffer->info, buffer->len * sizeof (buffer->info[0]));
-
-  if (!*width)
-  {
-    if (hb_shape_full (font, buffer,
-		       features, num_features,
-		       shaper_list))
-      return false;
-    *width = buffer_width (buffer);
-  }
-
-  if (target_width == *width)
-    return true;
-
-  hb_font_t *sub_font = hb_font_create_sub_font (font);
-
-  float a, b, ya, yb;
-
-  const float epsilon;
-  const unsigned n0 = 1;
-  const k1 = 0.2 / (b - a);
-
-  double var = solve_itp (func_t f,
-			  double a, double b,
-			  double epsilon,
-			  unsigned n0,
-			  double k1,
-			  double &ya, double yb);
-
-  hb_font_destroy (sub_font);
-  hb_free (text_info);
-
-  return false;
-}
-
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/hb-shape.h b/src/hb-shape.h
index 8861ed861..922f8c011 100644
--- a/src/hb-shape.h
+++ b/src/hb-shape.h
@@ -53,15 +53,6 @@ hb_shape_full (hb_font_t          *font,
 	       unsigned int        num_features,
 	       const char * const *shaper_list);
 
-HB_EXTERN hb_bool_t
-hb_shape_justify (hb_font_t          *font,
-		  hb_buffer_t        *buffer,
-		  const hb_feature_t *features,
-		  unsigned int        num_features,
-		  const char * const *shaper_list,
-		  float               target_width,
-		  float              *width);
-
 HB_EXTERN const char **
 hb_shape_list_shapers (void);