diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
index 514472bd87..9366f16f4c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
@@ -720,7 +720,6 @@ gtk_container_check_resize
 gtk_container_foreach
 gtk_container_get_children
 gtk_container_get_path_for_child
-gtk_container_get_focus_child
 gtk_container_set_focus_child
 gtk_container_get_focus_vadjustment
 gtk_container_set_focus_vadjustment
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcontainer.c b/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
index 206589248d..a5d40d559d 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
@@ -1987,28 +1987,6 @@ gtk_container_set_focus_child (GtkContainer *container,
   g_signal_emit (container, container_signals[SET_FOCUS_CHILD], 0, child);
 }
 
-/**
- * gtk_container_get_focus_child:
- * @container: a #GtkContainer
- *
- * Returns the current focus child widget inside @container. This is not the
- * currently focused widget. That can be obtained by calling
- * gtk_window_get_focus().
- *
- * Returns: (nullable) (transfer none): The child widget which will receive the
- *          focus inside @container when the @container is focused,
- *          or %NULL if none is set.
- *
- * Since: 2.14
- **/
-GtkWidget *
-gtk_container_get_focus_child (GtkContainer *container)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container), NULL);
-
-  return container->priv->focus_child;
-}
-
 /**
  * gtk_container_get_children:
  * @container: a #GtkContainer
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcontainer.h b/gtk/gtkcontainer.h
index 6725a80e25..f55950315a 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcontainer.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkcontainer.h
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void   gtk_container_set_focus_child	   (GtkContainer     *container,
 					    GtkWidget	     *child);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-GtkWidget *
-       gtk_container_get_focus_child	   (GtkContainer     *container);
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void   gtk_container_set_focus_vadjustment (GtkContainer     *container,
 					    GtkAdjustment    *adjustment);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL