diff --git a/pango/pango-layout-private.h b/pango/pango-layout-private.h
index a03364fceb5055f634f193fca94d2695f77e26cf..74c361267147d4aaa04ee977575ccecfe00d2650 100644
--- a/pango/pango-layout-private.h
+++ b/pango/pango-layout-private.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ struct _PangoLayout
   guint is_wrapped : 1;		/* Whether the layout has any wrapped lines */
   guint ellipsize : 2;		/* PangoEllipsizeMode */
   guint is_ellipsized : 1;	/* Whether the layout has any ellipsized lines */
-  guint is_truncated: 1;	/* Whether the layout has any omitted lines due to height */
   int unknown_glyphs_count;	/* number of unknown glyphs */
 
   /* some caching */
diff --git a/pango/pango-layout.c b/pango/pango-layout.c
index 177c10ea956ef287687b0ccf74232bd751c63315..c9c7210a02eb05343756fd6164c7bb3c9cbab6d2 100644
--- a/pango/pango-layout.c
+++ b/pango/pango-layout.c
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ pango_layout_init (PangoLayout *layout)
   layout->is_wrapped = FALSE;
   layout->ellipsize = PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE;
   layout->is_ellipsized = FALSE;
-  layout->is_truncated = FALSE;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -444,7 +443,7 @@ pango_layout_set_height (PangoLayout *layout,
        * Bug 549003
        */
       if (layout->ellipsize != PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE &&
-          !(layout->lines && !layout->is_ellipsized && !layout->is_truncated &&
+          !(layout->lines && layout->is_ellipsized == FALSE &&
             height < 0 && layout->line_count <= (guint) -height))
         layout_changed (layout);
     }
@@ -1205,27 +1204,6 @@ pango_layout_is_ellipsized (PangoLayout *layout)
   return layout->is_ellipsized;
 }
 
-/**
- * pango_layout_is_truncated:
- * @layout: a `PangoLayout`
- *
- * Queries whether the layout does not show all content because of
- * height limitations.
- *
- * Returns: true if any paragraphs have been omitted due to height
- *
- * Since: 1.56
- */
-gboolean
-pango_layout_is_truncated (PangoLayout *layout)
-{
-  g_return_val_if_fail (layout != NULL, FALSE);
-
-  pango_layout_check_lines (layout);
-
-  return layout->is_truncated;
-}
-
 /**
  * pango_layout_set_text:
  * @layout: a `PangoLayout`
@@ -3270,7 +3248,6 @@ pango_layout_clear_lines (PangoLayout *layout)
   layout->logical_rect_cached = FALSE;
   layout->ink_rect_cached = FALSE;
   layout->is_ellipsized = FALSE;
-  layout->is_truncated = FALSE;
   layout->is_wrapped = FALSE;
 }
 
@@ -3930,7 +3907,7 @@ find_break_extra_width (PangoLayout    *layout,
   return 0;
 }
 
-#if 1
+#if 0
 # define DEBUG debug
 static int pango_layout_line_get_width (PangoLayoutLine *line);
 static void
@@ -4988,11 +4965,7 @@ pango_layout_check_lines (PangoLayout *layout)
         }
 
       if (layout->height >= 0 && state.remaining_height < state.line_height)
-        {
-          done = TRUE;
-          if (end < (layout->text + layout->length))
-            layout->is_truncated = TRUE;
-        }
+        done = TRUE;
 
       if (!done)
         start_offset += pango_utf8_strlen (start, (end - start) + delim_len);
diff --git a/pango/pango-layout.h b/pango/pango-layout.h
index 7ef716683f59f69fc77e4c8f81ad836d2b811003..ab6d443e3822e19d2bfee7dae39cd5502db23024 100644
--- a/pango/pango-layout.h
+++ b/pango/pango-layout.h
@@ -270,8 +270,6 @@ PANGO_AVAILABLE_IN_1_6
 PangoEllipsizeMode pango_layout_get_ellipsize (PangoLayout        *layout);
 PANGO_AVAILABLE_IN_1_16
 gboolean           pango_layout_is_ellipsized (PangoLayout        *layout);
-PANGO_AVAILABLE_IN_1_56
-gboolean           pango_layout_is_truncated  (PangoLayout        *layout);
 
 PANGO_AVAILABLE_IN_1_16
 int      pango_layout_get_unknown_glyphs_count (PangoLayout    *layout);