diff --git a/app/actions/layers-actions.c b/app/actions/layers-actions.c
index db5982ff83..d9e1bac259 100644
--- a/app/actions/layers-actions.c
+++ b/app/actions/layers-actions.c
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ static const GimpActionEntry layers_actions[] =
     NC_("layers-action", "_Layer")        },
   { "layers-stack-menu",             NULL,
     NC_("layers-action", "Stac_k")        },
-  { "layers-text-to-selection-menu", GIMP_STOCK_TOOL_TEXT,
-    NC_("layers-action", "Te_xt to Selection") },
   { "layers-mask-menu",              NULL,
     NC_("layers-action", "_Mask")         },
   { "layers-transparency-menu",      NULL,
@@ -337,36 +335,6 @@ static const GimpEnumActionEntry layers_alpha_to_selection_actions[] =
     GIMP_HELP_LAYER_ALPHA_SELECTION_INTERSECT }
 };
 
-static const GimpEnumActionEntry layers_text_to_selection_actions[] =
-{
-  { "layers-text-selection-replace", GIMP_STOCK_SELECTION_REPLACE,
-    NC_("layers-action", "_Text to Selection"), NULL,
-    NC_("layers-action", "Replace the selection with the text layer's outline"),
-    GIMP_CHANNEL_OP_REPLACE, FALSE,
-    GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TEXT_SELECTION_REPLACE },
-
-  { "layers-text-selection-add", GIMP_STOCK_SELECTION_ADD,
-    NC_("layers-action", "A_dd to Selection"), NULL,
-    NC_("layers-action",
-        "Add the text layer's outline to the current selection"),
-    GIMP_CHANNEL_OP_ADD, FALSE,
-    GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TEXT_SELECTION_ADD },
-
-  { "layers-text-selection-subtract", GIMP_STOCK_SELECTION_SUBTRACT,
-    NC_("layers-action", "_Subtract from Selection"), NULL,
-    NC_("layers-action",
-        "Subtract the text layer's outline from the current selection"),
-    GIMP_CHANNEL_OP_SUBTRACT, FALSE,
-    GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TEXT_SELECTION_SUBTRACT },
-
-  { "layers-text-selection-intersect", GIMP_STOCK_SELECTION_INTERSECT,
-    NC_("layers-action", "_Intersect with Selection"), NULL,
-    NC_("layers-action",
-        "Intersect the text layer's outline with the current selection"),
-    GIMP_CHANNEL_OP_INTERSECT, FALSE,
-    GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TEXT_SELECTION_INTERSECT }
-};
-
 static const GimpEnumActionEntry layers_select_actions[] =
 {
   { "layers-select-top", NULL,
@@ -473,11 +441,6 @@ layers_actions_setup (GimpActionGroup *group)
                                       G_N_ELEMENTS (layers_alpha_to_selection_actions),
                                       G_CALLBACK (layers_alpha_to_selection_cmd_callback));
 
-  gimp_action_group_add_enum_actions (group, "layers-action",
-                                      layers_text_to_selection_actions,
-                                      G_N_ELEMENTS (layers_alpha_to_selection_actions),
-                                      G_CALLBACK (layers_alpha_to_selection_cmd_callback));
-
   gimp_action_group_add_enum_actions (group, "layers-action",
                                       layers_select_actions,
                                       G_N_ELEMENTS (layers_select_actions),
@@ -619,10 +582,6 @@ layers_actions_update (GimpActionGroup *group,
   SET_VISIBLE   ("layers-text-discard",             text_layer && !ac);
   SET_VISIBLE   ("layers-text-to-vectors",          text_layer && !ac);
   SET_VISIBLE   ("layers-text-along-vectors",       text_layer && !ac);
-  SET_VISIBLE   ("layers-text-selection-replace",   text_layer && !ac);
-  SET_VISIBLE   ("layers-text-selection-add",       text_layer && !ac);
-  SET_VISIBLE   ("layers-text-selection-subtract",  text_layer && !ac);
-  SET_VISIBLE   ("layers-text-selection-intersect", text_layer && !ac);
 
   SET_SENSITIVE ("layers-resize",          writable && !ac);
   SET_SENSITIVE ("layers-resize-to-image", writable && !ac);
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimphelp-ids.h b/app/widgets/gimphelp-ids.h
index e8054dd5b4..bd1c4dd632 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimphelp-ids.h
+++ b/app/widgets/gimphelp-ids.h
@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@
 #define GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TEXT_DISCARD              "gimp-layer-text-discard"
 #define GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TEXT_TO_PATH              "gimp-layer-text-to-path"
 #define GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TEXT_ALONG_PATH           "gimp-layer-text-along-path"
-#define GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TEXT_SELECTION_REPLACE    "gimp-layer-text-selection-replace"
-#define GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TEXT_SELECTION_ADD        "gimp-layer-text-selection-add"
-#define GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TEXT_SELECTION_SUBTRACT   "gimp-layer-text-selection-subtract"
-#define GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TEXT_SELECTION_INTERSECT  "gimp-layer-text-selection-intersect"
 #define GIMP_HELP_LAYER_PREVIOUS                  "gimp-layer-previous"
 #define GIMP_HELP_LAYER_NEXT                      "gimp-layer-next"
 #define GIMP_HELP_LAYER_TOP                       "gimp-layer-top"
diff --git a/menus/image-menu.xml.in b/menus/image-menu.xml.in
index 1db2ff262f..5f5dbc3a03 100644
--- a/menus/image-menu.xml.in
+++ b/menus/image-menu.xml.in
@@ -381,12 +381,6 @@
         <menuitem action="layers-text-discard" />
         <menuitem action="layers-text-to-vectors" />
         <menuitem action="layers-text-along-vectors" />
-        <menu action="layers-text-to-selection-menu">
-          <menuitem action="layers-text-selection-replace" />
-          <menuitem action="layers-text-selection-add" />
-          <menuitem action="layers-text-selection-subtract" />
-          <menuitem action="layers-text-selection-intersect" />
-        </menu>
       </placeholder>
       <separator />
       <menu action="layers-stack-menu" name="Stack">
diff --git a/menus/layers-menu.xml b/menus/layers-menu.xml
index 6bf50b7ed3..194b04ad8f 100644
--- a/menus/layers-menu.xml
+++ b/menus/layers-menu.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     <menuitem action="layers-text-discard" />
     <menuitem action="layers-text-to-vectors" />
     <menuitem action="layers-text-along-vectors" />
-    <menuitem action="layers-text-selection-replace" />
     <separator />
     <menuitem action="layers-resize" />
     <menuitem action="layers-resize-to-image" />