diff --git a/app/core/gimpcontext.c b/app/core/gimpcontext.c
index 53c4bd92c6..0923d39a09 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpcontext.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpcontext.c
@@ -2385,18 +2385,6 @@ gimp_context_get_foreground (GimpContext *context,
   *color = context->foreground;
 }
 
-void
-gimp_context_get_foreground_pixel (GimpContext *context,
-                                   const Babl  *pixel_format,
-                                   gpointer     pixel)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_CONTEXT (context));
-  g_return_if_fail (pixel_format != NULL);
-  g_return_if_fail (pixel != NULL);
-
-  gimp_rgba_get_pixel (&context->foreground, pixel_format, pixel);
-}
-
 void
 gimp_context_set_foreground (GimpContext   *context,
                              const GimpRGB *color)
@@ -2408,22 +2396,6 @@ gimp_context_set_foreground (GimpContext   *context,
   gimp_context_real_set_foreground (context, color);
 }
 
-void
-gimp_context_set_foreground_pixel (GimpContext   *context,
-                                   const Babl    *pixel_format,
-                                   gconstpointer  pixel)
-{
-  GimpRGB color;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_CONTEXT (context));
-  g_return_if_fail (pixel_format != NULL);
-  g_return_if_fail (pixel != NULL);
-
-  gimp_rgba_set_pixel (&color, pixel_format, pixel);
-
-  gimp_context_set_foreground (context, &color);
-}
-
 void
 gimp_context_foreground_changed (GimpContext *context)
 {
@@ -2463,18 +2435,6 @@ gimp_context_get_background (GimpContext *context,
   *color = context->background;
 }
 
-void
-gimp_context_get_background_pixel (GimpContext *context,
-                                   const Babl  *pixel_format,
-                                   gpointer     pixel)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_CONTEXT (context));
-  g_return_if_fail (pixel_format != NULL);
-  g_return_if_fail (pixel != NULL);
-
-  gimp_rgba_get_pixel (&context->background, pixel_format, pixel);
-}
-
 void
 gimp_context_set_background (GimpContext   *context,
                              const GimpRGB *color)
@@ -2486,22 +2446,6 @@ gimp_context_set_background (GimpContext   *context,
   gimp_context_real_set_background (context, color);
 }
 
-void
-gimp_context_set_background_pixel (GimpContext   *context,
-                                   const Babl    *pixel_format,
-                                   gconstpointer  pixel)
-{
-  GimpRGB color;
-
-  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_CONTEXT (context));
-  g_return_if_fail (pixel_format != NULL);
-  g_return_if_fail (pixel != NULL);
-
-  gimp_rgba_set_pixel (&color, pixel_format, pixel);
-
-  gimp_context_set_background (context, &color);
-}
-
 void
 gimp_context_background_changed (GimpContext *context)
 {
diff --git a/app/core/gimpcontext.h b/app/core/gimpcontext.h
index 14a1a222a2..7fac0e9ba2 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpcontext.h
+++ b/app/core/gimpcontext.h
@@ -245,28 +245,16 @@ void             gimp_context_paint_info_changed  (GimpContext     *context);
 /*  foreground color  */
 void             gimp_context_get_foreground       (GimpContext     *context,
                                                     GimpRGB         *color);
-void             gimp_context_get_foreground_pixel (GimpContext     *context,
-                                                    const Babl      *pixel_format,
-                                                    gpointer         pixel);
 void             gimp_context_set_foreground       (GimpContext     *context,
                                                     const GimpRGB   *color);
-void             gimp_context_set_foreground_pixel (GimpContext     *context,
-                                                    const Babl      *pixel_format,
-                                                    gconstpointer    pixel);
 void             gimp_context_foreground_changed   (GimpContext     *context);
 
 
 /*  background color  */
 void             gimp_context_get_background       (GimpContext     *context,
                                                     GimpRGB         *color);
-void             gimp_context_get_background_pixel (GimpContext     *context,
-                                                    const Babl      *pixel_format,
-                                                    gpointer         pixel);
 void             gimp_context_set_background       (GimpContext     *context,
                                                     const GimpRGB   *color);
-void             gimp_context_set_background_pixel (GimpContext     *context,
-                                                    const Babl      *pixel_format,
-                                                    gconstpointer    pixel);
 void             gimp_context_background_changed   (GimpContext     *context);