diff --git a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h
index b5c66279..4b2697cb 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h
+++ b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h
@@ -554,15 +554,6 @@ struct ivi_layout_interface {
 	int32_t (*layer_set_dimension)(struct ivi_layout_layer *ivilayer,
 				       int32_t dest_width, int32_t dest_height);
 
-	/**
-	 * \brief Get the horizontal and vertical dimension of the layer.
-	 *
-	 * \return IVI_SUCCEEDED if the method call was successful
-	 * \return IVI_FAILED if the method call was failed
-	 */
-	int32_t (*layer_get_dimension)(struct ivi_layout_layer *ivilayer,
-				       int32_t *dest_width, int32_t *dest_height);
-
 	/**
 	 * \brief Sets the orientation of a ivi_layer.
 	 *
diff --git a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c
index 27cc270c..64e7a2f8 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c
+++ b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c
@@ -1866,21 +1866,6 @@ ivi_layout_layer_set_destination_rectangle(struct ivi_layout_layer *ivilayer,
 	return IVI_SUCCEEDED;
 }
 
-static int32_t
-ivi_layout_layer_get_dimension(struct ivi_layout_layer *ivilayer,
-			       int32_t *dest_width, int32_t *dest_height)
-{
-	if (ivilayer == NULL || dest_width == NULL || dest_height == NULL) {
-		weston_log("ivi_layout_layer_get_dimension: invalid argument\n");
-		return IVI_FAILED;
-	}
-
-	*dest_width = ivilayer->prop.dest_width;
-	*dest_height = ivilayer->prop.dest_height;
-
-	return IVI_SUCCEEDED;
-}
-
 static int32_t
 ivi_layout_layer_set_dimension(struct ivi_layout_layer *ivilayer,
 			       int32_t dest_width, int32_t dest_height)
@@ -2691,7 +2676,6 @@ static struct ivi_layout_interface ivi_layout_interface = {
 	.layer_set_destination_rectangle	= ivi_layout_layer_set_destination_rectangle,
 	.layer_set_position			= ivi_layout_layer_set_position,
 	.layer_set_dimension			= ivi_layout_layer_set_dimension,
-	.layer_get_dimension			= ivi_layout_layer_get_dimension,
 	.layer_set_orientation			= ivi_layout_layer_set_orientation,
 	.layer_get_orientation			= ivi_layout_layer_get_orientation,
 	.layer_add_surface			= ivi_layout_layer_add_surface,
diff --git a/tests/ivi_layout-internal-test.c b/tests/ivi_layout-internal-test.c
index 78ac7de4..4436c2c1 100644
--- a/tests/ivi_layout-internal-test.c
+++ b/tests/ivi_layout-internal-test.c
@@ -236,32 +236,21 @@ test_layer_dimension(struct test_context *ctx)
 	const struct ivi_layout_interface *lyt = ctx->layout_interface;
 	struct ivi_layout_layer *ivilayer;
 	const struct ivi_layout_layer_properties *prop;
-	int32_t dest_width;
-	int32_t dest_height;
 
 	ivilayer = lyt->layer_create_with_dimension(IVI_TEST_LAYER_ID(0), 200, 300);
 	iassert(ivilayer != NULL);
 
-	iassert(lyt->layer_get_dimension(
-		ivilayer, &dest_width, &dest_height) == IVI_SUCCEEDED);
-	iassert(dest_width == 200);
-	iassert(dest_height == 300);
+	prop = lyt->get_properties_of_layer(ivilayer);
+	iassert(prop->dest_width == 200);
+	iassert(prop->dest_height == 300);
 
 	iassert(lyt->layer_set_dimension(ivilayer, 400, 600) == IVI_SUCCEEDED);
 
-	iassert(lyt->layer_get_dimension(
-		ivilayer, &dest_width, &dest_height) == IVI_SUCCEEDED);
-	iassert(dest_width == 200);
-	iassert(dest_height == 300);
+	iassert(prop->dest_width == 200);
+	iassert(prop->dest_height == 300);
 
 	lyt->commit_changes();
 
-	iassert(IVI_SUCCEEDED == lyt->layer_get_dimension(
-		ivilayer, &dest_width, &dest_height));
-	iassert(dest_width == 400);
-	iassert(dest_height == 600);
-
-	prop = lyt->get_properties_of_layer(ivilayer);
 	iassert(prop->dest_width == 400);
 	iassert(prop->dest_height == 600);
 
@@ -302,8 +291,6 @@ test_layer_destination_rectangle(struct test_context *ctx)
 	const struct ivi_layout_interface *lyt = ctx->layout_interface;
 	struct ivi_layout_layer *ivilayer;
 	const struct ivi_layout_layer_properties *prop;
-	int32_t dest_width;
-	int32_t dest_height;
 
 	ivilayer = lyt->layer_create_with_dimension(IVI_TEST_LAYER_ID(0), 200, 300);
 	iassert(ivilayer != NULL);
@@ -325,12 +312,6 @@ test_layer_destination_rectangle(struct test_context *ctx)
 
 	lyt->commit_changes();
 
-	iassert(lyt->layer_get_dimension(
-		ivilayer, &dest_width, &dest_height) == IVI_SUCCEEDED);
-	iassert(dest_width == 400);
-	iassert(dest_height == 600);
-
-	prop = lyt->get_properties_of_layer(ivilayer);
 	iassert(prop->dest_width == 400);
 	iassert(prop->dest_height == 600);
 	iassert(prop->dest_x == 20);
@@ -458,8 +439,6 @@ test_layer_bad_dimension(struct test_context *ctx)
 {
 	const struct ivi_layout_interface *lyt = ctx->layout_interface;
 	struct ivi_layout_layer *ivilayer;
-	int32_t dest_width;
-	int32_t dest_height;
 
 	ivilayer = lyt->layer_create_with_dimension(IVI_TEST_LAYER_ID(0), 200, 300);
 	iassert(ivilayer != NULL);
@@ -468,13 +447,6 @@ test_layer_bad_dimension(struct test_context *ctx)
 
 	lyt->commit_changes();
 
-	iassert(lyt->layer_get_dimension(
-		NULL, &dest_width, &dest_height) == IVI_FAILED);
-	iassert(lyt->layer_get_dimension(
-		ivilayer, NULL, &dest_height) == IVI_FAILED);
-	iassert(lyt->layer_get_dimension(
-		ivilayer, &dest_width, NULL) == IVI_FAILED);
-
 	lyt->layer_destroy(ivilayer);
 }