diff --git a/USAGE.md b/USAGE.md
index 87a4a31c7..c15fb155d 100644
--- a/USAGE.md
+++ b/USAGE.md
@@ -788,9 +788,6 @@ void ncplane_styles_on(struct ncplane* n, unsigned stylebits);
 // Remove the specified styles from the ncplane's existing spec.
 void ncplane_styles_off(struct ncplane* n, unsigned stylebits);
 
-// Return the current styling for this ncplane.
-unsigned ncplane_styles(const struct ncplane* n);
-
 // Set the ncplane's base cell to this cell. It will be used for purposes of
 // rendering anywhere that the ncplane's gcluster is 0. Erasing the ncplane
 // does not reset the base cell; this function must be called with a zero 'c'.
diff --git a/python/src/notcurses/build_notcurses.py b/python/src/notcurses/build_notcurses.py
index f61851718..0b14df6f9 100644
--- a/python/src/notcurses/build_notcurses.py
+++ b/python/src/notcurses/build_notcurses.py
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ int ncplane_set_fg_alpha(struct ncplane* n, unsigned alpha);
 int ncplane_set_bg_alpha(struct ncplane* n, unsigned alpha);
 int ncplane_set_fg_palindex(struct ncplane* n, int idx);
 int ncplane_set_bg_palindex(struct ncplane* n, int idx);
+unsigned ncplane_styles(const ncplane* n);
 void ncplane_styles_set(struct ncplane* n, unsigned stylebits);
 void ncplane_styles_on(struct ncplane* n, unsigned stylebits);
 void ncplane_styles_off(struct ncplane* n, unsigned stylebits);
diff --git a/rust/src/plane.rs b/rust/src/plane.rs
index ef76ad0f4..818ab923c 100644
--- a/rust/src/plane.rs
+++ b/rust/src/plane.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 // ncplane_set_scrolling
 // ncplane_set_userptr
 // ncplane_stain
-// ncplane_styles
 // ncplane_styles_off
 // ncplane_styles_on
 // ncplane_styles_set
diff --git a/src/lib/notcurses.c b/src/lib/notcurses.c
index c42390782..dbca2c2c1 100644
--- a/src/lib/notcurses.c
+++ b/src/lib/notcurses.c
@@ -1567,10 +1567,6 @@ void ncplane_set_attr(ncplane* n, unsigned stylebits){
   n->stylemask = stylebits & NCSTYLE_MASK;
 }
 
-unsigned ncplane_styles(const ncplane* n){
-  return n->stylemask;
-}
-
 // i hate the big allocation and two copies here, but eh what you gonna do?
 // well, for one, we don't need the huge allocation FIXME
 char* ncplane_vprintf_prep(const char* format, va_list ap){