diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index c870487afeeecf0c3b45f8482e121ef6846f19f5..dbe77845899d6df90d11160264f41b803e4b82f1 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -23748,22 +23748,6 @@ virDomainGraphicsListenGetType(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i)
 }
 
 
-/* NB: This function assumes type has not previously been set. It
- * *will not* free any existing address or network based on a change
- * in value of type. */
-int
-virDomainGraphicsListenSetType(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i, int val)
-{
-    virDomainGraphicsListenDefPtr listenInfo
-        = virDomainGraphicsGetListen(def, i, true);
-
-    if (!listenInfo)
-        return -1;
-    listenInfo->type = val;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
 const char *
 virDomainGraphicsListenGetAddress(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i)
 {
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 043f85a60fd58ef2910eaffb2c8fe6f84f4d9478..e4c38c271bcc9e3b22eed4636d789d1265942bbf 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2814,8 +2814,6 @@ int virDomainHostdevFind(virDomainDefPtr def, virDomainHostdevDefPtr match,
 
 int virDomainGraphicsListenGetType(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i)
             ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
-int virDomainGraphicsListenSetType(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i, int val)
-            ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
 const char *virDomainGraphicsListenGetAddress(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def,
                                               size_t i)
             ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 86a1dd508444d11ce3b6550549362566de9bf4f9..dce43667b4cf15861fc59b833d2793485b543f9b 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ virDomainGraphicsListenAppendAddress;
 virDomainGraphicsListenGetAddress;
 virDomainGraphicsListenGetNetwork;
 virDomainGraphicsListenGetType;
-virDomainGraphicsListenSetType;
 virDomainGraphicsSpiceChannelModeTypeFromString;
 virDomainGraphicsSpiceChannelModeTypeToString;
 virDomainGraphicsSpiceChannelNameTypeFromString;