diff --git a/src/ol/geom/circle.js b/src/ol/geom/circle.js
index 37827b8849..637de43051 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/circle.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/circle.js
@@ -129,15 +129,6 @@ ol.geom.Circle.prototype.getRadiusSquared_ = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- * @todo api
- */
-ol.geom.Circle.prototype.getSimplifiedGeometry = function(squaredTolerance) {
-  return this;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  * @todo api