diff --git a/intern/ghost/GHOST_Types.h b/intern/ghost/GHOST_Types.h
index cff5b3702c5..faac0998942 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/GHOST_Types.h
+++ b/intern/ghost/GHOST_Types.h
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@ typedef enum {
   GHOST_kEventOpenMainFile, /* Needed for Cocoa to open double-clicked .blend file at startup. */
   GHOST_kEventNativeResolutionChange, /* Needed for Cocoa when window moves to other display. */
 
-  GHOST_kEventTimer,
-
   GHOST_kEventImeCompositionStart,
   GHOST_kEventImeComposition,
   GHOST_kEventImeCompositionEnd,
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_EventPrinter.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_EventPrinter.cc
index 96563256953..4f6f453d812 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_EventPrinter.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_EventPrinter.cc
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ bool GHOST_EventPrinter::processEvent(GHOST_IEvent *event)
 
       CASE_TYPE(GHOST_kEventNativeResolutionChange);
 
-      CASE_TYPE(GHOST_kEventTimer);
-
       CASE_TYPE(GHOST_kEventImeCompositionStart);
       CASE_TYPE(GHOST_kEventImeComposition);
       CASE_TYPE(GHOST_kEventImeCompositionEnd);
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc
index ac3f77e1faf..eb5e6498c6f 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc
@@ -5827,16 +5827,6 @@ void wm_event_add_ghostevent(wmWindowManager *wm, wmWindow *win, const int type,
 
       break;
     }
-    case GHOST_kEventTimer: {
-      event.type = TIMER;
-      event.custom = EVT_DATA_TIMER;
-      event.customdata = customdata;
-      event.val = KM_NOTHING;
-      event.keymodifier = 0;
-      wm_event_add(win, &event);
-
-      break;
-    }
 
 #ifdef WITH_INPUT_NDOF
     case GHOST_kEventNDOFMotion: {