diff --git a/app/core/gimpimage.c b/app/core/gimpimage.c
index 5818cf7642..c4e6a2e3f5 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpimage.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpimage.c
@@ -2883,36 +2883,6 @@ gimp_image_set_active_vectors (GimpImage   *image,
   return image->active_vectors;
 }
 
-GimpLayer *
-gimp_image_get_layer_by_index (const GimpImage *image,
-                               gint             index)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GIMP_IS_IMAGE (image), NULL);
-
-  return (GimpLayer *) gimp_container_get_child_by_index (image->layers,
-                                                          index);
-}
-
-GimpChannel *
-gimp_image_get_channel_by_index (const GimpImage *image,
-                                 gint             index)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GIMP_IS_IMAGE (image), NULL);
-
-  return (GimpChannel *) gimp_container_get_child_by_index (image->channels,
-                                                            index);
-}
-
-GimpVectors *
-gimp_image_get_vectors_by_index (const GimpImage *image,
-                                 gint             index)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GIMP_IS_IMAGE (image), NULL);
-
-  return (GimpVectors *) gimp_container_get_child_by_index (image->vectors,
-                                                            index);
-}
-
 GimpLayer *
 gimp_image_get_layer_by_tattoo (const GimpImage *image,
                                 GimpTattoo       tattoo)
diff --git a/app/core/gimpimage.h b/app/core/gimpimage.h
index 1a312d5cce..32110b3ef7 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpimage.h
+++ b/app/core/gimpimage.h
@@ -446,13 +446,6 @@ GimpChannel   * gimp_image_unset_active_channel  (GimpImage          *image);
 GimpVectors   * gimp_image_set_active_vectors    (GimpImage          *image,
                                                   GimpVectors        *vectors);
 
-GimpLayer     * gimp_image_get_layer_by_index    (const GimpImage    *image,
-                                                  gint                index);
-GimpChannel   * gimp_image_get_channel_by_index  (const GimpImage    *image,
-                                                  gint                index);
-GimpVectors   * gimp_image_get_vectors_by_index  (const GimpImage    *image,
-                                                  gint                index);
-
 GimpLayer     * gimp_image_get_layer_by_tattoo   (const GimpImage    *image,
                                                   GimpTattoo          tattoo);
 GimpChannel   * gimp_image_get_channel_by_tattoo (const GimpImage    *image,