diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
index abc35ee1511..cc5ac2ab305 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
@@ -337,29 +337,6 @@ HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetParent(IWineD3DSurface *iface, IUnknown **
    IWineD3DSurface IWineD3DSurface parts follow
    ****************************************************** */
 
-HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetContainerParent(IWineD3DSurface* iface, IUnknown **ppContainerParent) {
-    IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This = (IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)iface;
-
-    TRACE("(%p) : ppContainerParent %p)\n", This, ppContainerParent);
-
-    if (!ppContainerParent) {
-        ERR("(%p) : Called without a valid ppContainerParent.\n", This);
-    }
-
-    if (This->container) {
-        IWineD3DBase_GetParent(This->container, ppContainerParent);
-        if (!ppContainerParent) {
-            /* WineD3D objects should always have a parent */
-            ERR("(%p) : GetParent returned NULL\n", This);
-        }
-        IUnknown_Release(*ppContainerParent); /* GetParent adds a reference; we want just the pointer */
-    } else {
-        *ppContainerParent = NULL;
-    }
-
-    return WINED3D_OK;
-}
-
 HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetContainer(IWineD3DSurface* iface, REFIID riid, void** ppContainer) {
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This = (IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)iface;
     IWineD3DBase *container = 0;
@@ -3115,7 +3092,6 @@ const IWineD3DSurfaceVtbl IWineD3DSurface_Vtbl =
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_PreLoad,
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetType,
     /* IWineD3DSurface */
-    IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetContainerParent,
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetContainer,
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetDesc,
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_LockRect,
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/surface_gdi.c b/dlls/wined3d/surface_gdi.c
index c316fd82cf2..292059325d1 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/surface_gdi.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/surface_gdi.c
@@ -1568,7 +1568,6 @@ const IWineD3DSurfaceVtbl IWineGDISurface_Vtbl =
     IWineGDISurfaceImpl_PreLoad,
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetType,
     /* IWineD3DSurface */
-    IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetContainerParent,
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetContainer,
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetDesc,
     IWineGDISurfaceImpl_LockRect,
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
index 2f5e8874bdb..da3fbe97094 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
@@ -961,7 +961,6 @@ DWORD   WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_SetPriority(IWineD3DSurface *iface, DWORD Pri
 DWORD   WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetPriority(IWineD3DSurface *iface);
 void    WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_PreLoad(IWineD3DSurface *iface);
 WINED3DRESOURCETYPE WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetType(IWineD3DSurface *iface);
-HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetContainerParent(IWineD3DSurface* iface, IUnknown **ppContainerParent);
 HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetContainer(IWineD3DSurface* iface, REFIID riid, void** ppContainer);
 HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetDesc(IWineD3DSurface *iface, WINED3DSURFACE_DESC *pDesc);
 HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetBltStatus(IWineD3DSurface *iface, DWORD Flags);
diff --git a/include/wine/wined3d_interface.h b/include/wine/wined3d_interface.h
index 6017818b3bc..a14bdf04379 100644
--- a/include/wine/wined3d_interface.h
+++ b/include/wine/wined3d_interface.h
@@ -1096,7 +1096,6 @@ DECLARE_INTERFACE_(IWineD3DSurface,IWineD3DResource)
     STDMETHOD_(void,PreLoad)(THIS) PURE;
     STDMETHOD_(WINED3DRESOURCETYPE,GetType)(THIS) PURE;
     /*** IWineD3DSurface methods ***/
-    STDMETHOD(GetContainerParent)(THIS_ IUnknown **ppContainerParent) PURE;
     STDMETHOD(GetContainer)(THIS_ REFIID  riid, void ** ppContainer) PURE;
     STDMETHOD(GetDesc)(THIS_ WINED3DSURFACE_DESC * pDesc) PURE;
     STDMETHOD(LockRect)(THIS_ WINED3DLOCKED_RECT * pLockedRect, CONST RECT * pRect,DWORD  Flags) PURE;
@@ -1152,7 +1151,6 @@ DECLARE_INTERFACE_(IWineD3DSurface,IWineD3DResource)
 #define IWineD3DSurface_PreLoad(p)                   (p)->lpVtbl->PreLoad(p)
 #define IWineD3DSurface_GetType(p)                   (p)->lpVtbl->GetType(p)
 /*** IWineD3DSurface methods ***/
-#define IWineD3DSurface_GetContainerParent(p,a)      (p)->lpVtbl->GetContainerParent(p,a)
 #define IWineD3DSurface_GetContainer(p,a,b)          (p)->lpVtbl->GetContainer(p,a,b)
 #define IWineD3DSurface_GetDesc(p,a)                 (p)->lpVtbl->GetDesc(p,a)
 #define IWineD3DSurface_LockRect(p,a,b,c)            (p)->lpVtbl->LockRect(p,a,b,c)