diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index 6f7550ef9c..06e47399f1 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -241,10 +241,6 @@ void dpy_text_resize(QemuConsole *con, int w, int h);
 void dpy_mouse_set(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y, int on);
 void dpy_cursor_define(QemuConsole *con, QEMUCursor *cursor);
 bool dpy_cursor_define_supported(QemuConsole *con);
-void dpy_gfx_update_dirty(QemuConsole *con,
-                          MemoryRegion *address_space,
-                          uint64_t base,
-                          bool invalidate);
 bool dpy_gfx_check_format(QemuConsole *con,
                           pixman_format_code_t format);
 
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 406c36b864..75fc492f73 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -1619,67 +1619,6 @@ bool dpy_cursor_define_supported(QemuConsole *con)
     return false;
 }
 
-/*
- * Call dpy_gfx_update for all dirity scanlines.  Works for
- * DisplaySurfaces backed by guest memory (i.e. the ones created
- * using qemu_create_displaysurface_guestmem).
- */
-void dpy_gfx_update_dirty(QemuConsole *con,
-                          MemoryRegion *address_space,
-                          hwaddr base,
-                          bool invalidate)
-{
-    DisplaySurface *ds = qemu_console_surface(con);
-    int width = surface_stride(ds);
-    int height = surface_height(ds);
-    hwaddr size = width * height;
-    MemoryRegionSection mem_section;
-    MemoryRegion *mem;
-    ram_addr_t addr;
-    int first, last, i;
-    bool dirty;
-
-    mem_section = memory_region_find(address_space, base, size);
-    mem = mem_section.mr;
-    if (int128_get64(mem_section.size) != size ||
-        !memory_region_is_ram(mem_section.mr)) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-    assert(mem);
-
-    memory_region_sync_dirty_bitmap(mem);
-    addr = mem_section.offset_within_region;
-
-    first = -1;
-    last = -1;
-    for (i = 0; i < height; i++, addr += width) {
-        dirty = invalidate ||
-            memory_region_get_dirty(mem, addr, width, DIRTY_MEMORY_VGA);
-        if (dirty) {
-            if (first == -1) {
-                first = i;
-            }
-            last = i;
-        }
-        if (first != -1 && !dirty) {
-            assert(last != -1 && last >= first);
-            dpy_gfx_update(con, 0, first, surface_width(ds),
-                           last - first + 1);
-            first = -1;
-        }
-    }
-    if (first != -1) {
-        assert(last != -1 && last >= first);
-        dpy_gfx_update(con, 0, first, surface_width(ds),
-                       last - first + 1);
-    }
-
-    memory_region_reset_dirty(mem, mem_section.offset_within_region, size,
-                              DIRTY_MEMORY_VGA);
-out:
-    memory_region_unref(mem);
-}
-
 /***********************************************************/
 /* register display */