diff --git a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h
index 4b2697cb..21fe96c3 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h
+++ b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h
@@ -338,16 +338,6 @@ struct ivi_layout_interface {
 	int32_t (*surface_set_orientation)(struct ivi_layout_surface *ivisurf,
 					   enum wl_output_transform orientation);
 
-	/**
-	 * \brief Gets the orientation of a surface.
-	 *
-	 * \return (enum wl_output_transform)
-	 *              if the method call was successful
-	 * \return WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL if the method call was failed
-	 */
-	enum wl_output_transform
-		(*surface_get_orientation)(struct ivi_layout_surface *ivisurf);
-
 	/**
 	 * \brief Set an observer callback for ivi_surface content status change.
 	 *
diff --git a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c
index 64e7a2f8..61935cee 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c
+++ b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c
@@ -2132,17 +2132,6 @@ ivi_layout_surface_set_orientation(struct ivi_layout_surface *ivisurf,
 	return IVI_SUCCEEDED;
 }
 
-static enum wl_output_transform
-ivi_layout_surface_get_orientation(struct ivi_layout_surface *ivisurf)
-{
-	if (ivisurf == NULL) {
-		weston_log("ivi_layout_surface_get_orientation: invalid argument\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	return ivisurf->prop.orientation;
-}
-
 static int32_t
 ivi_layout_screen_add_layer(struct ivi_layout_screen *iviscrn,
 			    struct ivi_layout_layer *addlayer)
@@ -2647,7 +2636,6 @@ static struct ivi_layout_interface ivi_layout_interface = {
 	.surface_set_position			= ivi_layout_surface_set_position,
 	.surface_set_dimension			= ivi_layout_surface_set_dimension,
 	.surface_set_orientation		= ivi_layout_surface_set_orientation,
-	.surface_get_orientation		= ivi_layout_surface_get_orientation,
 	.surface_set_content_observer		= ivi_layout_surface_set_content_observer,
 	.surface_add_notification		= ivi_layout_surface_add_notification,
 	.surface_remove_notification		= ivi_layout_surface_remove_notification,
diff --git a/tests/ivi_layout-internal-test.c b/tests/ivi_layout-internal-test.c
index 4436c2c1..9596a405 100644
--- a/tests/ivi_layout-internal-test.c
+++ b/tests/ivi_layout-internal-test.c
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ test_surface_bad_orientation(struct test_context *ctx)
 	const struct ivi_layout_interface *lyt = ctx->layout_interface;
 
 	iassert(lyt->surface_set_orientation(NULL, WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_90) == IVI_FAILED);
-
-	iassert(lyt->surface_get_orientation(NULL) == WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/tests/ivi_layout-test-plugin.c b/tests/ivi_layout-test-plugin.c
index 44913d63..8097563c 100644
--- a/tests/ivi_layout-test-plugin.c
+++ b/tests/ivi_layout-test-plugin.c
@@ -402,22 +402,17 @@ RUNNER_TEST(surface_orientation)
 	ivisurf = lyt->get_surface_from_id(IVI_TEST_SURFACE_ID(0));
 	runner_assert(ivisurf != NULL);
 
-	runner_assert(lyt->surface_get_orientation(ivisurf) ==
-		      WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL);
+	prop = lyt->get_properties_of_surface(ivisurf);
+	runner_assert_or_return(prop);
+	runner_assert(prop->orientation == WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL);
 
 	runner_assert(lyt->surface_set_orientation(
 		      ivisurf, WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_90) == IVI_SUCCEEDED);
 
-	runner_assert(lyt->surface_get_orientation(ivisurf) ==
-		      WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL);
+	runner_assert(prop->orientation == WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL);
 
 	lyt->commit_changes();
 
-	runner_assert(lyt->surface_get_orientation(
-		      ivisurf) == WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_90);
-
-	prop = lyt->get_properties_of_surface(ivisurf);
-	runner_assert_or_return(prop);
 	runner_assert(prop->orientation == WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_90);
 }