diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/web/app_runner.rs b/crates/eframe/src/web/app_runner.rs
index 835b7f00..76ae1761 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/web/app_runner.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/web/app_runner.rs
@@ -336,9 +336,6 @@ impl AppRunner {
                 egui::OutputCommand::OpenUrl(open_url) => {
                     super::open_url(&open_url.url, open_url.new_tab);
                 }
-                egui::OutputCommand::SetPointerPosition(_) => {
-                    // Not supported on the web.
-                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs b/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
index e541273f..fe4d2945 100644
--- a/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -856,9 +856,6 @@ impl State {
                 egui::OutputCommand::OpenUrl(open_url) => {
                     open_url_in_browser(&open_url.url);
                 }
-                egui::OutputCommand::SetPointerPosition(egui::Pos2 { x, y }) => {
-                    let _ = window.set_cursor_position(winit::dpi::LogicalPosition { x, y });
-                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/context.rs b/crates/egui/src/context.rs
index 44af99fe..6ec79f87 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/context.rs
@@ -1494,11 +1494,6 @@ impl Context {
         self.send_cmd(crate::OutputCommand::CopyImage(image));
     }
 
-    /// Set the mouse cursor position (if the platform supports it).
-    pub fn set_pointer_position(&self, position: Pos2) {
-        self.send_cmd(crate::OutputCommand::SetPointerPosition(position));
-    }
-
     /// Format the given shortcut in a human-readable way (e.g. `Ctrl+Shift+X`).
     ///
     /// Can be used to get the text for [`crate::Button::shortcut_text`].
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/data/output.rs b/crates/egui/src/data/output.rs
index dcc03242..2fdaec1e 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/data/output.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/data/output.rs
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ pub enum OutputCommand {
 
     /// Open this url in a browser.
     OpenUrl(OpenUrl),
-
-    /// Set the mouse cursor position (if the platform supports it).
-    SetPointerPosition(emath::Pos2),
 }
 
 /// The non-rendering part of what egui emits each frame.
diff --git a/crates/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/tests/cursor_test.rs b/crates/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/tests/cursor_test.rs
index 6927e1af..78214d5e 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/tests/cursor_test.rs
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/tests/cursor_test.rs
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@ impl crate::Demo for CursorTest {
 
 impl crate::View for CursorTest {
     fn ui(&mut self, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
-        if ui
-            .button("Center pointer in window")
-            .on_hover_text("The platform may not support this.")
-            .clicked()
-        {
-            let position = ui.ctx().available_rect().center();
-            ui.ctx().set_pointer_position(position);
-        }
         ui.vertical_centered_justified(|ui| {
             ui.heading("Hover to switch cursor icon:");
             for &cursor_icon in &egui::CursorIcon::ALL {