diff --git a/girepository/gifunctioninfo.c b/girepository/gifunctioninfo.c
index 9b3b1e8d6..c43f74cf3 100644
--- a/girepository/gifunctioninfo.c
+++ b/girepository/gifunctioninfo.c
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ gi_function_info_get_flags (GIFunctionInfo *info)
   if (blob->wraps_vfunc)
     flags = flags | GI_FUNCTION_WRAPS_VFUNC;
 
-  if (blob->throws)
-    flags = flags | GI_FUNCTION_THROWS;
-
   return flags;
 }
 
diff --git a/girepository/gitypes.h b/girepository/gitypes.h
index 587b8ec7f..658043e2b 100644
--- a/girepository/gitypes.h
+++ b/girepository/gitypes.h
@@ -441,7 +441,6 @@ typedef enum
  * @GI_VFUNC_MUST_CHAIN_UP: chains up to the parent type
  * @GI_VFUNC_MUST_OVERRIDE: overrides
  * @GI_VFUNC_MUST_NOT_OVERRIDE: does not override
- * @GI_VFUNC_THROWS: includes a [type@GLib.Error]
  *
  * Flags of a [class@GIRepository.VFuncInfo] struct.
  *
@@ -452,7 +451,6 @@ typedef enum
   GI_VFUNC_MUST_CHAIN_UP     = 1 << 0,
   GI_VFUNC_MUST_OVERRIDE     = 1 << 1,
   GI_VFUNC_MUST_NOT_OVERRIDE = 1 << 2,
-  GI_VFUNC_THROWS =            1 << 3
 } GIVFuncInfoFlags;
 
 /**
@@ -462,7 +460,6 @@ typedef enum
  * @GI_FUNCTION_IS_GETTER: is a getter of a [class@GIRepository.PropertyInfo].
  * @GI_FUNCTION_IS_SETTER: is a setter of a [class@GIRepository.PropertyInfo].
  * @GI_FUNCTION_WRAPS_VFUNC: represents a virtual function.
- * @GI_FUNCTION_THROWS: the function may throw an error.
  *
  * Flags for a [class@GIRepository.FunctionInfo] struct.
  *
@@ -475,7 +472,6 @@ typedef enum
   GI_FUNCTION_IS_GETTER      = 1 << 2,
   GI_FUNCTION_IS_SETTER      = 1 << 3,
   GI_FUNCTION_WRAPS_VFUNC    = 1 << 4,
-  GI_FUNCTION_THROWS         = 1 << 5
 } GIFunctionInfoFlags;
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/girepository/givfuncinfo.c b/girepository/givfuncinfo.c
index 0e61d598d..cc49307d9 100644
--- a/girepository/givfuncinfo.c
+++ b/girepository/givfuncinfo.c
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ gi_vfunc_info_get_flags (GIVFuncInfo *info)
   if (blob->must_not_be_implemented)
     flags = flags | GI_VFUNC_MUST_NOT_OVERRIDE;
 
-  if (blob->throws)
-    flags = flags | GI_VFUNC_THROWS;
-
   return flags;
 }
 
diff --git a/girepository/tests/throws.c b/girepository/tests/throws.c
index 170c92ebd..2849e5364 100644
--- a/girepository/tests/throws.c
+++ b/girepository/tests/throws.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ test_invoke_gerror (RepositoryFixture *fx,
 
   func_info = GI_FUNCTION_INFO (gi_repository_find_by_name (fx->repository, "GLib", "file_read_link"));
   g_assert_nonnull (func_info);
-  g_assert_true (gi_function_info_get_flags (func_info) & GI_FUNCTION_THROWS);
   g_assert_true (gi_callable_info_can_throw_gerror (GI_CALLABLE_INFO (func_info)));
 
   in_arg[0].v_string = g_strdup ("non-existent-file/hope");
@@ -66,12 +65,10 @@ test_vfunc_can_throw_gerror (RepositoryFixture *fx,
 
   invoker_info = gi_interface_info_find_method (interface_info, "launch");
   g_assert_nonnull (invoker_info);
-  g_assert_true (gi_function_info_get_flags (invoker_info) & GI_FUNCTION_THROWS);
   g_assert_true (gi_callable_info_can_throw_gerror (GI_CALLABLE_INFO (invoker_info)));
 
   vfunc_info = gi_interface_info_find_vfunc (interface_info, "launch");
   g_assert_nonnull (vfunc_info);
-  g_assert_true (gi_vfunc_info_get_flags (vfunc_info) & GI_VFUNC_THROWS);
   g_assert_true (gi_callable_info_can_throw_gerror (GI_CALLABLE_INFO (vfunc_info)));
 
   g_clear_pointer (&vfunc_info, gi_base_info_unref);