diff --git a/src/ol/tilequeue.js b/src/ol/tilequeue.js
index c1f3554f14..64984ba1a8 100644
--- a/src/ol/tilequeue.js
+++ b/src/ol/tilequeue.js
@@ -72,15 +72,6 @@ ol.TileQueue = function(tilePriorityFunction) {
 ol.TileQueue.DROP = Infinity;
 
 
-/**
- * FIXME empty description for jsdoc
- */
-ol.TileQueue.prototype.clear = function() {
-  this.heap_.length = 0;
-  this.queuedTileKeys_ = {};
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Remove and return the highest-priority tile. O(logn).
  * @private