diff --git a/src/scripting/scripting.cpp b/src/scripting/scripting.cpp
index 7ad1a86c3a..a17e03013a 100644
--- a/src/scripting/scripting.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/scripting.cpp
@@ -624,27 +624,6 @@ void KWin::JSEngineGlobalMethodsWrapper::registerWindow(QQuickWindow *window)
     }
 }
 
-bool KWin::JSEngineGlobalMethodsWrapper::registerShortcut(const QString &name, const QString &text, const QKeySequence &keys, QJSValue function)
-{
-    if (!function.isCallable()) {
-        qCDebug(KWIN_SCRIPTING) << "Fourth and final argument must be a javascript function";
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    QAction *a = new QAction(this);
-    a->setObjectName(name);
-    a->setText(text);
-    const QKeySequence shortcut = QKeySequence(keys);
-    KGlobalAccel::self()->setShortcut(a, QList<QKeySequence>{shortcut});
-
-    connect(a, &QAction::triggered, this, [=]() mutable {
-        QJSValueList arguments;
-        arguments << Scripting::self()->qmlEngine()->toScriptValue(a);
-        function.call(arguments);
-    });
-    return true;
-}
-
 KWin::Scripting *KWin::Scripting::s_self = nullptr;
 
 KWin::Scripting *KWin::Scripting::create(QObject *parent)
diff --git a/src/scripting/scripting.h b/src/scripting/scripting.h
index 39b47aada9..ce209c3bca 100644
--- a/src/scripting/scripting.h
+++ b/src/scripting/scripting.h
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ public:
 public Q_SLOTS:
     QVariant readConfig(const QString &key, QVariant defaultValue = QVariant());
     void registerWindow(QQuickWindow *window);
-    bool registerShortcut(const QString &name, const QString &text, const QKeySequence &keys, QJSValue function);
 
 private:
     DeclarativeScript *m_script;