diff --git a/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor.def b/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor.def
index aa85f82420..f516e61137 100644
--- a/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor.def
+++ b/libgimpcolor/gimpcolor.def
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ EXPORTS
 	gimp_rgb_min
 	gimp_rgb_multiply
 	gimp_rgb_parse_css
-	gimp_rgb_parse_hex
 	gimp_rgb_parse_name
 	gimp_rgb_set
 	gimp_rgb_set_alpha
diff --git a/libgimpcolor/gimprgb-parse.c b/libgimpcolor/gimprgb-parse.c
index 3f81d40309..33d5741d64 100644
--- a/libgimpcolor/gimprgb-parse.c
+++ b/libgimpcolor/gimprgb-parse.c
@@ -247,42 +247,6 @@ gimp_rgb_parse_name (GimpRGB     *rgb,
   return result;
 }
 
-/**
- * gimp_rgb_parse_hex:
- * @rgb: a #GimpRGB struct used to return the parsed color
- * @hex: (array length=len): a string describing a color in hexadecimal notation
- * @len: the length of @hex, in bytes. or -1 if @hex is nul-terminated
- *
- * Attempts to parse a string describing an RGB color in hexadecimal
- * notation (optionally prefixed with a '#').
- *
- * This function does not touch the alpha component of @rgb.
- *
- * Returns: %TRUE if @hex was parsed successfully and @rgb has
- *               been set, %FALSE otherwise
- *
- * Since: 2.2
- **/
-gboolean
-gimp_rgb_parse_hex (GimpRGB     *rgb,
-                    const gchar *hex,
-                    gint         len)
-{
-  gchar    *tmp;
-  gboolean  result;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (rgb != NULL, FALSE);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (hex != NULL, FALSE);
-
-  tmp = gimp_rgb_parse_strip (hex, len);
-
-  result = gimp_rgb_parse_hex_internal (rgb, tmp);
-
-  g_free (tmp);
-
-  return result;
-}
-
 /**
  * gimp_rgb_parse_css:
  * @rgb: a #GimpRGB struct used to return the parsed color
diff --git a/libgimpcolor/gimprgb.h b/libgimpcolor/gimprgb.h
index e0128d4e7b..31f383a6bc 100644
--- a/libgimpcolor/gimprgb.h
+++ b/libgimpcolor/gimprgb.h
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ void      gimp_rgb_get_uchar       (const GimpRGB *rgb,
 gboolean  gimp_rgb_parse_name      (GimpRGB       *rgb,
                                     const gchar   *name,
                                     gint           len);
-gboolean  gimp_rgb_parse_hex       (GimpRGB       *rgb,
-                                    const gchar   *hex,
-                                    gint           len);
 gboolean  gimp_rgb_parse_css       (GimpRGB       *rgb,
                                     const gchar   *css,
                                     gint           len);