diff --git a/docs/reference/xed-sections.txt b/docs/reference/xed-sections.txt
index 2e43141..a3d5d00 100644
--- a/docs/reference/xed-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/xed-sections.txt
@@ -506,8 +506,6 @@ xed_metadata_manager_set
 GBOOLEAN_TO_POINTER
 GPOINTER_TO_BOOLEAN
 IS_VALID_BOOLEAN
-xed_utils_uri_has_writable_scheme
-xed_utils_uri_has_file_scheme
 xed_utils_menu_position_under_widget
 xed_utils_menu_position_under_tree_view
 xed_gtk_button_new_with_stock_icon
diff --git a/plugins/filebrowser/xed-file-browser-plugin.c b/plugins/filebrowser/xed-file-browser-plugin.c
index 7319199..72e68ca 100644
--- a/plugins/filebrowser/xed-file-browser-plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/filebrowser/xed-file-browser-plugin.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ on_selection_changed_cb (GtkTreeSelection     *selection,
     {
         gtk_tree_model_get (model, &iter, XED_FILE_BROWSER_STORE_COLUMN_LOCATION, &location, -1);
 
-        sensitive = xed_utils_location_has_file_scheme (location);
+        sensitive = g_file_has_uri_scheme (location, "file");
     }
 
     gtk_action_set_sensitive (gtk_action_group_get_action (priv->single_selection_action_group, "OpenTerminal"), sensitive);
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ on_tab_added_cb (XedWindow            *window,
 
         if (location != NULL)
         {
-            if (xed_utils_location_has_file_scheme (location))
+            if (g_file_has_uri_scheme (location, "file"))
             {
                 prepare_auto_root (plugin);
                 set_root_from_doc (plugin, doc);
diff --git a/xed/xed-document.c b/xed/xed-document.c
index ff9be4e..f2e9195 100644
--- a/xed/xed-document.c
+++ b/xed/xed-document.c
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ document_loader_loaded (XedDocumentLoader *loader,
     /* special case creating a named new doc */
     else if (doc->priv->create &&
              (error->domain == G_IO_ERROR && error->code == G_IO_ERROR_NOT_FOUND) &&
-             (xed_utils_location_has_file_scheme (doc->priv->location)))
+             (g_file_has_uri_scheme (doc->priv->location, "file")))
     {
         reset_temp_loading_data (doc);
 
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ xed_document_is_local (XedDocument *doc)
         return FALSE;
     }
 
-    return xed_utils_location_has_file_scheme (doc->priv->location);
+    return g_file_has_uri_scheme (doc->priv->location, "file");
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/xed/xed-utils.c b/xed/xed-utils.c
index 148ba7e..bbf0391 100644
--- a/xed/xed-utils.c
+++ b/xed/xed-utils.c
@@ -60,17 +60,6 @@
 
 #define STDIN_DELAY_MICROSECONDS 100000
 
-/**
- * xed_utils_uris_has_file_scheme
- *
- * Returns: %TRUE if @location is a file: uri and is not a chained uri
- */
-gboolean
-xed_utils_location_has_file_scheme (GFile *location)
-{
-    return g_file_has_uri_scheme (location, "file");
-}
-
 static void
 widget_get_origin (GtkWidget *widget,
                    gint      *x,
@@ -1257,7 +1246,7 @@ xed_utils_basename_for_display (GFile *location)
     uri = g_file_get_uri (location);
 
     /* First, try to query the display name, but only on local files */
-    if (xed_utils_location_has_file_scheme (location))
+    if (g_file_has_uri_scheme (location, "file"))
     {
         GFileInfo *info;
         info = g_file_query_info (location,
diff --git a/xed/xed-utils.h b/xed/xed-utils.h
index 669b500..1c69a00 100644
--- a/xed/xed-utils.h
+++ b/xed/xed-utils.h
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 enum { XED_ALL_WORKSPACES = 0xffffffff };
 
-gboolean xed_utils_location_has_file_scheme (GFile *location);
-
 void xed_utils_menu_position_under_widget (GtkMenu  *menu,
                                            gint     *x,
                                            gint     *y,