diff --git a/src/ol/color/color.js b/src/ol/color/color.js
index fa755028e7..9f6d631573 100644
--- a/src/ol/color/color.js
+++ b/src/ol/color/color.js
@@ -86,18 +86,6 @@ ol.color.asString = function(color) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {ol.Color} color1 Color1.
- * @param {ol.Color} color2 Color2.
- * @return {boolean} Equals.
- */
-ol.color.equals = function(color1, color2) {
-  return color1 === color2 || (
-      color1[0] == color2[0] && color1[1] == color2[1] &&
-      color1[2] == color2[2] && color1[3] == color2[3]);
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {string} s String.
  * @return {ol.Color} Color.