diff --git a/src/ol/style/textstyle.js b/src/ol/style/textstyle.js
index 8ad1c50469..73cd18f0e5 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/textstyle.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/textstyle.js
@@ -54,32 +54,6 @@ ol.style.Text = function(opt_options) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {ol.style.Text} textStyle1 Text style 1.
- * @param {ol.style.Text} textStyle2 Text style 2.
- * @return {boolean} Equals.
- */
-ol.style.Text.equals = function(textStyle1, textStyle2) {
-  if (!goog.isNull(textStyle1)) {
-    if (!goog.isNull(textStyle2)) {
-      return textStyle1 === textStyle2 || (
-          textStyle1.getFont() == textStyle2.getFont() &&
-          textStyle1.getText() == textStyle2.getText() &&
-          textStyle1.getTextAlign() == textStyle2.getTextAlign() &&
-          textStyle1.getTextBaseline() == textStyle2.getTextBaseline());
-    } else {
-      return false;
-    }
-  } else {
-    if (!goog.isNull(textStyle2)) {
-      return false;
-    } else {
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @return {string|undefined} Font.
  */