1 files changed, 0 insertions, 58 deletions
diff --git a/gi/pygi-type.c b/gi/pygi-type.c
index dfaadb03..95f3c2c3 100644
--- a/gi/pygi-type.c
+++ b/gi/pygi-type.c
@@ -99,61 +99,3 @@ _pygi_type_get_from_g_type (GType g_type)
     return py_type;
 }
 
-/* _pygi_get_py_type_hint
- *
- * This gives a hint to what python type might be used as
- * a particular gi type.
- */
-PyObject *
-_pygi_get_py_type_hint(GITypeTag type_tag)
-{
-    PyObject *type = Py_None;
-
-    switch (type_tag) {
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_BOOLEAN:
-            type = (PyObject *) &PyBool_Type;
-            break;
-
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_INT8:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_UINT8:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_INT16:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_UINT16:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_INT32:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_UINT32:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_INT64:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_UINT64:
-            type = (PyObject *) &PYGLIB_PyLong_Type;
-            break;
-
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_FLOAT:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_DOUBLE:
-            type = (PyObject *) &PyFloat_Type;
-            break;
-
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_GLIST:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_GSLIST:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_ARRAY:
-            type = (PyObject *) &PyList_Type;
-            break;
-
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_GHASH:
-            type = (PyObject *) &PyDict_Type;
-            break;
-
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_UTF8:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_FILENAME:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_UNICHAR:
-            type = (PyObject *) &PYGLIB_PyUnicode_Type;
-            break;
-
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_INTERFACE:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_GTYPE:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_ERROR:
-        case GI_TYPE_TAG_VOID:
-            break;
-    }
-
-    Py_INCREF(type);
-    return type;
-}
-