diff --git a/common/draw.c b/common/draw.c
index 535b4e143..ed74020fa 100644
--- a/common/draw.c
+++ b/common/draw.c
@@ -789,27 +789,6 @@ draw_image(draw_context_t *ctx, int x, int y, int wanted_h, draw_image_t *image)
     cairo_destroy(cr);
 }
 
-/** get an image size
- * \param filename file name
- * \return area_t structure with width and height set to image size
- */
-area_t
-draw_get_image_size(const char *filename)
-{
-    area_t size = { -1, -1, -1, -1, NULL, NULL };
-    gint width, height;
-
-    if(gdk_pixbuf_get_file_info(filename, &width, &height))
-    {
-        size.width = width;
-        size.height = height;
-    }
-    else
-        warn("cannot load image %s: %s", filename, "format unrecognized");
-
-    return size;
-}
-
 #else /* WITH_IMLIB2 */
 
 static const char *
diff --git a/common/draw.h b/common/draw.h
index 55f873d50..865ab7b9e 100644
--- a/common/draw.h
+++ b/common/draw.h
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ draw_image_t *draw_image_new(const char *);
 void draw_image_delete(draw_image_t **);
 void draw_image(draw_context_t *, int, int, int, draw_image_t *);
 void draw_image_from_argb_data(draw_context_t *, int, int, int, int, int, unsigned char *);
-area_t draw_get_image_size(const char *filename);
 void draw_rotate(draw_context_t *, xcb_drawable_t, xcb_drawable_t, int, int, int, int, double, int, int);
 area_t draw_text_extents(xcb_connection_t *, int, font_t *, const char *);
 alignment_t draw_align_get_from_str(const char *);