diff --git a/core/includes/theme.inc b/core/includes/theme.inc
index a6d9362165742850860452ad582d062f65b4c98f..1010c29b0169c0c787d0c04aef0e61ed01eb6023 100644
--- a/core/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/core/includes/theme.inc
@@ -2814,9 +2814,6 @@ function drupal_common_theme() {
     'date' => array(
       'render element' => 'element',
     ),
-    'exposed_filters' => array(
-      'render element' => 'form',
-    ),
     'checkboxes' => array(
       'render element' => 'element',
     ),
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index 883faae3b039192e7ca609938970a8e405aa68c7..7f9806a4e933645cfa89f7c454ecc6391dcb55a8 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -3118,40 +3118,6 @@ function theme_system_config_form($variables) {
   return drupal_render_children($variables['form']);
 }
 
-/**
- * Returns HTML for an exposed filter form.
- *
- * @param $variables
- *   An associative array containing:
- *   - form: An associative array containing the structure of the form.
- *
- * @return
- *   A string containing an HTML-formatted form.
- *
- * @ingroup themeable
- */
-function theme_exposed_filters($variables) {
-  $form = $variables['form'];
-  $output = '';
-
-  if (isset($form['current'])) {
-    $items = array();
-    foreach (element_children($form['current']) as $key) {
-      $items[] = $form['current'][$key];
-    }
-    $item_list = array(
-      '#theme' => 'item_list',
-      '#items' => $items,
-      '#attributes' => array('class' => array('clearfix', 'current-filters')),
-    );
-    $output .= drupal_render($item_list);
-  }
-
-  $output .= drupal_render_children($form);
-
-  return '<div class="exposed-filters">' . $output . '</div>';
-}
-
 /**
  * Implements hook_admin_paths().
  */