diff --git a/glib-compat.h b/glib-compat.h
index d13e59f..c76ccca 100644
--- a/glib-compat.h
+++ b/glib-compat.h
@@ -20,14 +20,4 @@
 #define mutex_free(m) g_mutex_clear((m))
 #endif
 
-/* g_get_real_time appeared in 2.28 */
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 27, 0)
-inline static gint64 g_get_real_time(void)
-{
-  GTimeVal tv;
-  g_get_current_time(&tv);
-  return (((gint64) tv.tv_sec) * 1000000) + tv.tv_usec;
-}
-#endif
-
 #endif