diff --git a/src/hb-ot-var-fvar-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-var-fvar-table.hh
index 47c2516f3..0bf9d10d5 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-var-fvar-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-var-fvar-table.hh
@@ -131,12 +131,6 @@ struct fvar
     return true;
   }
 
-  inline hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t get_axis_flags (unsigned int index) const
-  {
-    const AxisRecord &axis = get_axes ()[index];
-    return (hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t) (unsigned int) axis.flags;
-  }
-
   inline unsigned int get_axis_infos (unsigned int      start_offset,
 				      unsigned int     *axes_count /* IN/OUT */,
 				      hb_ot_var_axis_t *axes_array /* OUT */) const
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-var.cc b/src/hb-ot-var.cc
index 9ad2f861e..279e87233 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-var.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-var.cc
@@ -104,18 +104,6 @@ hb_ot_var_find_axis (hb_face_t        *face,
   return face->table.fvar->find_axis (axis_tag, axis_index, axis_info);
 }
 
-/**
- * hb_ot_var_axis_get_flags:
- *
- * Since: REPLACEME
- **/
-hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t
-hb_ot_var_axis_get_flags (hb_face_t    *face,
-			  unsigned int  axis_index)
-{
-  return face->table.fvar->get_axis_flags (axis_index);
-}
-
 /*
  * Named instances.
  */
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-var.h b/src/hb-ot-var.h
index 676be9f7b..0114e5c9e 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-var.h
+++ b/src/hb-ot-var.h
@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@ typedef enum { /*< flags >*/
   _HB_OT_VAR_AXIS_FLAG_MAX_VALUE= 0x7FFFFFFFu, /*< skip >*/
 } hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t;
 
-HB_EXTERN hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t
-hb_ot_var_axis_get_flags (hb_face_t    *face,
-			  unsigned int  axis_index);
-
 
 /*
  * Named instances.