diff --git a/app/core/gimpimage.c b/app/core/gimpimage.c
index a9f647abf8..227a72488c 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpimage.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpimage.c
@@ -2883,30 +2883,6 @@ gimp_image_set_active_vectors (GimpImage   *image,
   return image->active_vectors;
 }
 
-void
-gimp_image_active_layer_changed (GimpImage *image)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_IMAGE (image));
-
-  g_signal_emit (image, gimp_image_signals[ACTIVE_LAYER_CHANGED], 0);
-}
-
-void
-gimp_image_active_channel_changed (GimpImage *image)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_IMAGE (image));
-
-  g_signal_emit (image, gimp_image_signals[ACTIVE_CHANNEL_CHANGED], 0);
-}
-
-void
-gimp_image_active_vectors_changed (GimpImage *image)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_IMAGE (image));
-
-  g_signal_emit (image, gimp_image_signals[ACTIVE_VECTORS_CHANGED], 0);
-}
-
 GimpLayer *
 gimp_image_get_layer_by_index (const GimpImage *image,
                                gint             index)
diff --git a/app/core/gimpimage.h b/app/core/gimpimage.h
index eae1124a03..1a312d5cce 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpimage.h
+++ b/app/core/gimpimage.h
@@ -446,10 +446,6 @@ GimpChannel   * gimp_image_unset_active_channel  (GimpImage          *image);
 GimpVectors   * gimp_image_set_active_vectors    (GimpImage          *image,
                                                   GimpVectors        *vectors);
 
-void            gimp_image_active_layer_changed   (GimpImage         *image);
-void            gimp_image_active_channel_changed (GimpImage         *image);
-void            gimp_image_active_vectors_changed (GimpImage         *image);
-
 GimpLayer     * gimp_image_get_layer_by_index    (const GimpImage    *image,
                                                   gint                index);
 GimpChannel   * gimp_image_get_channel_by_index  (const GimpImage    *image,