diff --git a/autotests/integration/screens_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/screens_test.cpp
index 757e3837ab..092f8bfbf8 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/screens_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/screens_test.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void testSize_data();
     void testSize();
     void testCount();
-    void testIntersecting_data();
-    void testIntersecting();
     void testCurrent_data();
     void testCurrent();
     void testCurrentWithFollowsMouse_data();
@@ -142,35 +140,6 @@ void ScreensTest::testCount()
     QCOMPARE(countChangedSpy.count(), 1);
 }
 
-void ScreensTest::testIntersecting_data()
-{
-    QTest::addColumn<QVector<QRect>>("geometries");
-    QTest::addColumn<QRect>("testGeometry");
-    QTest::addColumn<int>("expectedCount");
-
-    QTest::newRow("null-rect") << QVector<QRect>{{QRect{0, 0, 100, 100}}} << QRect() << 0;
-    QTest::newRow("non-overlapping") << QVector<QRect>{{QRect{0, 0, 100, 100}}} << QRect(100, 0, 100, 100) << 0;
-    QTest::newRow("in-between") << QVector<QRect>{{QRect{0, 0, 10, 20}, QRect{20, 40, 10, 20}}} << QRect(15, 0, 2, 2) << 0;
-    QTest::newRow("gap-overlapping") << QVector<QRect>{{QRect{0, 0, 10, 20}, QRect{20, 40, 10, 20}}} << QRect(9, 10, 200, 200) << 2;
-    QTest::newRow("larger") << QVector<QRect>{{QRect{0, 0, 100, 100}}} << QRect(-10, -10, 200, 200) << 1;
-    QTest::newRow("several") << QVector<QRect>{{QRect{0, 0, 100, 100}, QRect{100, 0, 100, 100}, QRect{200, 100, 100, 100}, QRect{300, 100, 100, 100}}} << QRect(0, 0, 300, 300) << 3;
-}
-
-void ScreensTest::testIntersecting()
-{
-    QSignalSpy changedSpy(screens(), &Screens::changed);
-    QVERIFY(changedSpy.isValid());
-
-    QFETCH(QVector<QRect>, geometries);
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(kwinApp()->platform(), "setVirtualOutputs", Qt::QueuedConnection,
-                              Q_ARG(int, geometries.count()), Q_ARG(QVector<QRect>, geometries));
-    QVERIFY(changedSpy.wait());
-
-    QFETCH(QRect, testGeometry);
-    QCOMPARE(screens()->count(), geometries.count());
-    QTEST(screens()->intersecting(testGeometry), "expectedCount");
-}
-
 void ScreensTest::testCurrent_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<int>("currentId");
diff --git a/src/screens.cpp b/src/screens.cpp
index 6b3428e3db..548547d32a 100644
--- a/src/screens.cpp
+++ b/src/screens.cpp
@@ -107,17 +107,6 @@ void Screens::setCount(int count)
     Q_EMIT countChanged(previous, count);
 }
 
-int Screens::intersecting(const QRect &r) const
-{
-    int cnt = 0;
-    for (int i = 0; i < count(); ++i) {
-        if (geometry(i).intersects(r)) {
-            ++cnt;
-        }
-    }
-    return cnt;
-}
-
 int Screens::number(const QPoint &pos) const
 {
     return kwinApp()->platform()->enabledOutputs().indexOf(kwinApp()->platform()->outputAt(pos));
diff --git a/src/screens.h b/src/screens.h
index cdd70bbf73..8fbff0d19c 100644
--- a/src/screens.h
+++ b/src/screens.h
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ public:
     QSize size() const;
     int number(const QPoint &pos) const;
 
-    int intersecting(const QRect &r) const;
-
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void countChanged(int previousCount, int newCount);
     /**