diff --git a/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js b/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js
index 5f2a9451cc..c3ff9cb6ae 100644
--- a/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js
+++ b/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ ol.VectorImageTile.prototype.getContext = function() {
 /**
  * Get the Canvas for this tile.
  * @return {HTMLCanvasElement} Canvas.
- * @api
  */
 ol.VectorImageTile.prototype.getImage = function() {
   return this.replayState_.renderedTileRevision == -1 ?