diff --git a/gtk/gtkbutton.c b/gtk/gtkbutton.c
index 3d90b8075e..5116cf1e19 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkbutton.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkbutton.c
@@ -628,7 +628,6 @@ gtk_button_init (GtkButton *button)
   priv->button_down = FALSE;
   priv->use_stock = FALSE;
   priv->use_underline = FALSE;
-  priv->depressed = FALSE;
   priv->depress_on_activate = TRUE;
   priv->focus_on_click = TRUE;
 
@@ -1784,7 +1783,6 @@ gtk_button_draw (GtkWidget *widget,
 		 cairo_t   *cr)
 {
   GtkButton *button = GTK_BUTTON (widget);
-  GtkButtonPrivate *priv = button->priv;
   gint x, y;
   gint width, height;
   GtkBorder default_border;
@@ -2445,31 +2443,6 @@ gtk_button_get_alignment (GtkButton *button,
     *yalign = priv->yalign;
 }
 
-/**
- * _gtk_button_set_depressed:
- * @button: a #GtkButton
- * @depressed: %TRUE if the button should be drawn with a recessed shadow.
- *
- * Sets whether the button is currently drawn as down or not. This is 
- * purely a visual setting, and is meant only for use by derived widgets
- * such as #GtkToggleButton.
- **/
-void
-_gtk_button_set_depressed (GtkButton *button,
-			   gboolean   depressed)
-{
-  GtkWidget *widget = GTK_WIDGET (button);
-  GtkButtonPrivate *priv = button->priv;
-
-  depressed = depressed != FALSE;
-
-  if (depressed != priv->depressed)
-    {
-      priv->depressed = depressed;
-      gtk_widget_queue_resize (widget);
-    }
-}
-
 static void
 gtk_button_enter_leave (GtkButton *button)
 {
@@ -2498,7 +2471,6 @@ gtk_button_update_state (GtkButton *button)
   if (depressed)
     new_state |= GTK_STATE_FLAG_ACTIVE;
 
-  _gtk_button_set_depressed (button, depressed);
   gtk_widget_set_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (button), new_state, TRUE);
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtkbuttonprivate.h b/gtk/gtkbuttonprivate.h
index 55e277c8fe..f7177852a3 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkbuttonprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkbuttonprivate.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ struct _GtkButtonPrivate
   guint          align_set             : 1;
   guint          button_down           : 1;
   guint          constructed           : 1;
-  guint          depressed             : 1;
   guint          depress_on_activate   : 1;
   guint          focus_on_click        : 1;
   guint          image_is_stock        : 1;
@@ -64,9 +63,6 @@ struct _GtkButtonPrivate
   guint          always_show_image     : 1;
 };
 
-void _gtk_button_set_depressed             (GtkButton          *button,
-                                            gboolean            depressed);
-
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtkradiobutton.c b/gtk/gtkradiobutton.c
index 62a63bbc3e..abf4e3cddd 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkradiobutton.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkradiobutton.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ gtk_radio_button_init (GtkRadioButton *radio_button)
 
   priv->group = g_slist_prepend (NULL, radio_button);
 
-  _gtk_button_set_depressed (GTK_BUTTON (radio_button), TRUE);
   gtk_widget_set_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (radio_button), GTK_STATE_FLAG_CHECKED, TRUE);
 }
 
@@ -767,7 +766,6 @@ gtk_radio_button_clicked (GtkButton *button)
   GtkToggleButton *tmp_button;
   GSList *tmp_list;
   gint toggled;
-  gboolean depressed;
 
   toggled = FALSE;
 
@@ -817,13 +815,6 @@ gtk_radio_button_clicked (GtkButton *button)
 	}
     }
 
-  if (gtk_toggle_button_get_inconsistent (toggle_button))
-    depressed = FALSE;
-  else if (button->priv->in_button && button->priv->button_down)
-    depressed = !gtk_toggle_button_get_active (toggle_button);
-  else
-    depressed = gtk_toggle_button_get_active (toggle_button);
-
   if (toggled)
     {
       if (gtk_toggle_button_get_active (toggle_button))
@@ -836,8 +827,6 @@ gtk_radio_button_clicked (GtkButton *button)
       g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (toggle_button), "active");
     }
 
-  _gtk_button_set_depressed (button, depressed);
-
   gtk_widget_queue_draw (GTK_WIDGET (button));
 
   g_object_unref (button);
diff --git a/gtk/gtktogglebutton.c b/gtk/gtktogglebutton.c
index a40c087ee2..193021b529 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktogglebutton.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktogglebutton.c
@@ -651,7 +651,6 @@ gtk_toggle_button_update_state (GtkButton *button)
 {
   GtkToggleButton *toggle_button = GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button);
   GtkToggleButtonPrivate *priv = toggle_button->priv;
-  gboolean depressed;
   GtkStateFlags new_state = 0;
 
   new_state = gtk_widget_get_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (button)) &
@@ -671,13 +670,5 @@ gtk_toggle_button_update_state (GtkButton *button)
   if (button->priv->in_button)
     new_state |= GTK_STATE_FLAG_PRELIGHT;
 
-  if (priv->inconsistent)
-    depressed = FALSE;
-  else if (button->priv->in_button && button->priv->button_down)
-    depressed = TRUE;
-  else
-    depressed = priv->active;
-
-  _gtk_button_set_depressed (button, depressed);
   gtk_widget_set_state_flags (GTK_WIDGET (toggle_button), new_state, TRUE);
 }