diff --git a/src/ol/extent.js b/src/ol/extent.js
index 5d98818581..ce025e29c8 100644
--- a/src/ol/extent.js
+++ b/src/ol/extent.js
@@ -808,19 +808,6 @@ ol.extent.intersectsSegment = function(extent, start, end) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {ol.Extent} extent1 Extent 1.
- * @param {ol.Extent} extent2 Extent 2.
- * @return {boolean} Touches.
- */
-ol.extent.touches = function(extent1, extent2) {
-  var intersects = ol.extent.intersects(extent1, extent2);
-  return intersects &&
-      (extent1[0] == extent2[2] || extent1[2] == extent2[0] ||
-       extent1[1] == extent2[3] || extent1[3] == extent2[1]);
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Apply a transform function to the extent.
  * @param {ol.Extent} extent Extent.
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/extent.test.js b/test/spec/ol/extent.test.js
index 63b1976e65..c158c660c3 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/extent.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/extent.test.js
@@ -602,23 +602,6 @@ describe('ol.extent', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('touches', function() {
-
-    it('returns the expected value', function() {
-      var touches = ol.extent.touches;
-      var extent = [50, 50, 100, 100];
-      expect(touches(extent, [20, 20, 80, 80])).to.be(false);
-      expect(touches(extent, [20, 20, 50, 80])).to.be(true);
-      expect(touches(extent, [20, 20, 50, 40])).to.be(false);
-      expect(touches(extent, [100, 20, 140, 80])).to.be(true);
-      expect(touches(extent, [100, 20, 140, 40])).to.be(false);
-      expect(touches(extent, [20, 20, 80, 50])).to.be(true);
-      expect(touches(extent, [20, 20, 40, 50])).to.be(false);
-      expect(touches(extent, [20, 100, 80, 140])).to.be(true);
-      expect(touches(extent, [20, 100, 40, 140])).to.be(false);
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('scaleFromCenter', function() {
     it('scales the extent from its center', function() {
       var extent = [1, 1, 3, 3];