diff --git a/src/ol/map.exports b/src/ol/map.exports
index 6ffc569010..97bbc8abf7 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.exports
+++ b/src/ol/map.exports
@@ -21,6 +21,3 @@
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.render
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.requestRenderFrame
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.updateSize
-
-@exportSymbol ol.RendererHints
-@exportProperty ol.RendererHints.createFromQueryData
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 7d24ae58c6..ab1e8173b4 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 goog.provide('ol.Map');
 goog.provide('ol.MapProperty');
 goog.provide('ol.RendererHint');
-goog.provide('ol.RendererHints');
 
 goog.require('goog.Uri.QueryData');
 goog.require('goog.array');
@@ -1453,24 +1452,6 @@ ol.Map.createOptionsInternal = function(options) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {goog.Uri.QueryData=} opt_queryData Query data.
- * @return {Array.<ol.RendererHint>} Renderer hints.
- */
-ol.RendererHints.createFromQueryData = function(opt_queryData) {
-  var query = goog.global.location.search.substring(1),
-      queryData = goog.isDef(opt_queryData) ?
-          opt_queryData : new goog.Uri.QueryData(query);
-  if (queryData.containsKey('renderers')) {
-    return queryData.get('renderers').split(',');
-  } else if (queryData.containsKey('renderer')) {
-    return [queryData.get('renderer')];
-  } else {
-    return ol.DEFAULT_RENDERER_HINTS;
-  }
-};
-
-
 ol.proj.common.add();
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
index 22d4160b43..e6bcd53ded 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
@@ -1,53 +1,4 @@
 goog.provide('ol.test.Map');
-goog.provide('ol.test.RendererHints');
-
-describe('ol.RendererHints', function() {
-
-  describe('#createFromQueryData()', function() {
-
-    var savedGoogGlobal;
-
-    beforeEach(function() {
-      savedGoogGlobal = goog.global;
-      goog.global = {};
-    });
-
-    afterEach(function() {
-      goog.global = savedGoogGlobal;
-    });
-
-    it('returns defaults when no query string', function() {
-      goog.global.location = {search: ''};
-      var hints = ol.RendererHints.createFromQueryData();
-      expect(hints).to.be(ol.DEFAULT_RENDERER_HINTS);
-    });
-
-    it('returns defaults when no "renderer" or "renderers"', function() {
-      goog.global.location = {search: '?foo=bar'};
-      var hints = ol.RendererHints.createFromQueryData();
-      expect(hints).to.be(ol.DEFAULT_RENDERER_HINTS);
-    });
-
-    it('returns array of one for "renderer"', function() {
-      goog.global.location = {search: '?renderer=bogus'};
-      var hints = ol.RendererHints.createFromQueryData();
-      expect(hints).to.eql(['bogus']);
-    });
-
-    it('accepts comma delimited list for "renderers"', function() {
-      goog.global.location = {search: '?renderers=one,two'};
-      var hints = ol.RendererHints.createFromQueryData();
-      expect(hints).to.eql(['one', 'two']);
-    });
-
-    it('works with "renderer" in second position', function() {
-      goog.global.location = {search: '?foo=bar&renderer=one'};
-      var hints = ol.RendererHints.createFromQueryData();
-      expect(hints).to.eql(['one']);
-    });
-
-  });
-});
 
 describe('ol.Map', function() {
 
@@ -242,8 +193,6 @@ goog.require('goog.dispose');
 goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.MapEvent');
-goog.require('ol.RendererHint');
-goog.require('ol.RendererHints');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.interaction');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Interaction');