diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index f6527cf..f3147c1 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -248,20 +248,6 @@ alias_to_str(char *conf_choice)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-/** Get the mouse pointer position.
-*/
-XRectangle
-get_mouse_pos(void)
-{
-     Window dum;
-     int d, u;
-     XRectangle ret;
-
-     XQueryPointer(dpy, ROOT, &dum, &dum, (int*)&ret.x, (int*)&ret.y, &d, &d, (uint *)&u);
-
-     return ret;
-}
-
 /** Execute a sh command
  * \param cmd Command
  * \return child pid
diff --git a/src/wmfs.h b/src/wmfs.h
index 76106c7..48f325c 100644
--- a/src/wmfs.h
+++ b/src/wmfs.h
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ uint char_to_button(char *name, name_to_uint_t blist[]);
 Layout layout_name_to_struct(Layout lt[], char *name, int n, const func_name_list_t llist[]);
 char* alias_to_str(char *conf_choice);
 /* }}} */
-XRectangle get_mouse_pos(void);
 char *char_to_str(const char c);
 int spawn(const char *str, ...);
 void swap_ptr(void **x, void **y);