diff --git a/glib/gdatetime.c b/glib/gdatetime.c
index 76bbd621b..4a2031076 100644
--- a/glib/gdatetime.c
+++ b/glib/gdatetime.c
@@ -2302,11 +2302,6 @@ get_numeric_format (gchar    *fmt,
  *    This is not the ISO 8601 standard format -- use %%u instead.
  *  </simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
  *  <varlistentry><term>
- *    <literal>%%W</literal>:
- *   </term><listitem><simpara>
- *    the week number of the current year as a decimal number
- *  </simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
- *  <varlistentry><term>
  *    <literal>%%x</literal>:
  *   </term><listitem><simpara>
  *    the preferred date representation for the current locale without
@@ -2585,10 +2580,6 @@ g_date_time_format (GDateTime   *datetime,
                     g_string_append_printf (outstr, fmt, day_of_week);
                   }
                   break;
-                case 'W':
-                  get_numeric_format (fmt, sizeof(fmt), alt_digits, '0', 2);
-                  g_string_append_printf (outstr, fmt, g_date_time_get_day_of_year (datetime) / 7);
-                  break;
                 case 'x':
                   {
                     tmp = g_date_time_format (datetime, PREFERRED_DATE_FMT);
diff --git a/glib/tests/gdatetime.c b/glib/tests/gdatetime.c
index b22266b16..414025187 100644
--- a/glib/tests/gdatetime.c
+++ b/glib/tests/gdatetime.c
@@ -834,7 +834,6 @@ GDateTime *__dt = g_date_time_new_local (2009, 10, 24, 0, 0, 0);\
   //TEST_PRINTF ("%s", t_str);
   TEST_PRINTF ("%S", "00");
   TEST_PRINTF ("%t", "	");
-  TEST_PRINTF ("%W", "42");
   TEST_PRINTF ("%u", "6");
   TEST_PRINTF ("%x", "10/24/09");
   TEST_PRINTF ("%X", "00:00:00");