diff --git a/src/netsurf.zig b/src/netsurf.zig
index 185d4cba..03b2efb0 100644
--- a/src/netsurf.zig
+++ b/src/netsurf.zig
@@ -669,16 +669,6 @@ pub inline fn documentCreateElement(doc: *Document, tag_name: []const u8) *Eleme
     return elem.?;
 }
 
-pub inline fn documentBody(doc: *Document) ?*Body {
-    const doc_html = @as(*DocumentHTML, @ptrCast(doc));
-    var body: ?*ElementHTML = undefined;
-    _ = documentHTMLVtable(doc_html).get_body.?(doc_html, &body);
-    if (body == null) {
-        return null;
-    }
-    return @as(*Body, @ptrCast(body.?));
-}
-
 // DocumentHTML
 pub const DocumentHTML = c.dom_html_document;