diff --git a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_manager.c b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_manager.c
index fb934c6df1..2d821b5770 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_manager.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_manager.c
@@ -460,25 +460,6 @@ _cleanup_cached_gestures(Efl_Canvas_Gesture_Manager_Data *pd,
      }
 }
 
-Eina_Bool
-_efl_canvas_gesture_manager_watches(const Efl_Event_Description *ev)
-{
-   /* These are a subset of _elm_win_evas_feed_fake_callbacks
-    * in efl_ui_win.c */
-   if ((ev == EFL_EVENT_POINTER_MOVE) ||
-       (ev == EFL_EVENT_POINTER_DOWN) ||
-       (ev == EFL_EVENT_POINTER_UP) ||
-       (ev == EFL_EVENT_POINTER_IN) ||
-       (ev == EFL_EVENT_POINTER_OUT) ||
-       (ev == EFL_EVENT_POINTER_CANCEL) ||
-       (ev == EFL_EVENT_POINTER_WHEEL) ||
-       (ev == EFL_EVENT_FINGER_MOVE) ||
-       (ev == EFL_EVENT_FINGER_DOWN) ||
-       (ev == EFL_EVENT_FINGER_UP))
-     return EINA_TRUE;
-   return EINA_FALSE;
-}
-
 void
 efl_gesture_manager_gesture_clean_up(Eo *obj, Eo *target, const Efl_Event_Description *type)
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
index 39bb3acd0d..6906195db9 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
@@ -1934,7 +1934,6 @@ void *_efl_canvas_gesture_manager_private_data_get(Eo *obj);
 void _efl_canvas_gesture_manager_filter_event(Eo *gesture_manager, Eo *target, void *event);
 void _efl_canvas_gesture_manager_callback_del_hook(void *data, Eo *target, const Efl_Event_Description *type);
 void _efl_canvas_gesture_manager_callback_add_hook(void *data, Eo *target, const Efl_Event_Description *type);
-Eina_Bool _efl_canvas_gesture_manager_watches(const Efl_Event_Description *ev);
 
 //evas focus functions
 void evas_focus_init(void);