diff --git a/gdk/gdkcursor.c b/gdk/gdkcursor.c
index 2369478225..f6d229c36b 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkcursor.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkcursor.c
@@ -354,3 +354,23 @@ gdk_cursor_new_from_pixbuf (GdkDisplay *display,
 
   return GDK_DISPLAY_GET_CLASS (display)->get_cursor_for_pixbuf (display, pixbuf, x, y);
 }
+
+/** 
+ * gdk_cursor_get_display:
+ * @cursor: a #GdkCursor.
+ *
+ * Returns the display on which the #GdkCursor is defined.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): the #GdkDisplay associated to @cursor
+ *
+ * Since: 2.2
+ */
+
+GdkDisplay *
+gdk_cursor_get_display (GdkCursor *cursor)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GDK_IS_CURSOR (cursor), NULL);
+
+  return cursor->display;
+}
+
diff --git a/gdk/quartz/gdkcursor-quartz.c b/gdk/quartz/gdkcursor-quartz.c
index 96dc7704e0..0e22fb7d24 100644
--- a/gdk/quartz/gdkcursor-quartz.c
+++ b/gdk/quartz/gdkcursor-quartz.c
@@ -391,14 +391,6 @@ gdk_display_get_maximal_cursor_size (GdkDisplay *display,
   *height = 65536;
 }
 
-GdkDisplay *
-gdk_cursor_get_display (GdkCursor *cursor)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (cursor != NULL, NULL);
-
-  return gdk_display_get_default ();
-}
-
 GdkPixbuf *
 gdk_cursor_get_image (GdkCursor *cursor)
 {
diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c
index 3053b917c0..631c1d26f8 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkcursor-win32.c
@@ -249,12 +249,6 @@ _gdk_cursor_destroy (GdkCursor *cursor)
   g_free (private);
 }
 
-GdkDisplay *
-gdk_cursor_get_display (GdkCursor *cursor)
-{
-  return gdk_display_get_default ();
-}
-
 GdkPixbuf *
 gdk_win32_icon_to_pixbuf_libgtk_only (HICON hicon)
 {
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkcursor-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkcursor-x11.c
index ac579ab8a9..bc94fbedf1 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkcursor-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkcursor-x11.c
@@ -321,25 +321,6 @@ gdk_x11_cursor_get_xcursor (GdkCursor *cursor)
   return ((GdkX11Cursor *)cursor)->xcursor;
 }
 
-/** 
- * gdk_cursor_get_display:
- * @cursor: a #GdkCursor.
- *
- * Returns the display on which the #GdkCursor is defined.
- *
- * Returns: (transfer none): the #GdkDisplay associated to @cursor
- *
- * Since: 2.2
- */
-
-GdkDisplay *
-gdk_cursor_get_display (GdkCursor *cursor)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (cursor != NULL, NULL);
-
-  return ((GdkX11Cursor *)cursor)->display;
-}
-
 #if defined(HAVE_XCURSOR) && defined(HAVE_XFIXES) && XFIXES_MAJOR >= 2
 
 /**