diff --git a/src/ol/source/vectorsource.js b/src/ol/source/vectorsource.js
index 2303f735a3..0d5d91a45f 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/vectorsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/vectorsource.js
@@ -304,16 +304,6 @@ ol.source.Vector.prototype.handleIntentChange_ = function(evt) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * Remove all features from the layer.
- */
-ol.source.Vector.prototype.clear = function() {
-  this.featureCache_.clear();
-  this.dispatchEvent(
-      new ol.source.VectorEvent(ol.source.VectorEventType.REMOVE, [], []));
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {ol.Extent} extent Extent that needs to be fetched.
  * @param {ol.proj.Projection} projection Projection of the view.