diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_driver.c b/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
index f0ca5006db..f27ea259fb 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
@@ -37,27 +37,6 @@ static const shader_backend_t *shader_ctx_drivers[] = {
 static const shader_backend_t *current_shader;
 static void *shader_data;
 
-/**
- * shader_ctx_find_driver:
- * @ident                   : Identifier of shader context driver to find.
- *
- * Finds shader context driver and initializes.
- *
- * Returns: shader context driver if found, otherwise NULL.
- **/
-const shader_backend_t *shader_ctx_find_driver(const char *ident)
-{
-   unsigned i;
-
-   for (i = 0; shader_ctx_drivers[i]; i++)
-   {
-      if (string_is_equal(shader_ctx_drivers[i]->ident, ident))
-         return shader_ctx_drivers[i];
-   }
-
-   return NULL;
-}
-
 unsigned video_shader_driver_get_prev_textures(void)
 {
    if (!current_shader)
diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_driver.h b/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
index ac9170d1a5..160653f587 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
@@ -187,16 +187,6 @@ extern const shader_backend_t hlsl_backend;
 extern const shader_backend_t gl_cg_backend;
 extern const shader_backend_t shader_null_backend;
 
-/**
- * shader_ctx_find_driver:
- * @ident                   : Identifier of shader context driver to find.
- *
- * Finds shader context driver and initializes.
- *
- * Returns: shader context driver if found, otherwise NULL.
- **/
-const shader_backend_t *shader_ctx_find_driver(const char *ident);
-
 unsigned video_shader_driver_get_prev_textures(void);
 
 bool video_shader_driver_ctl(enum video_shader_driver_ctl_state state, void *data);