diff --git a/src/ol/format/format.exports b/src/ol/format/format.exports
index 0d0fdfb024..b739fdbdb7 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/format.exports
+++ b/src/ol/format/format.exports
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 @exportProperty ol.format.Format.prototype.readProjection
-@exportProperty ol.format.Format.prototype.readStyleFunction
diff --git a/src/ol/format/format.js b/src/ol/format/format.js
index 4e3c0a055a..b426dbaebc 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/format.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/format.js
@@ -67,16 +67,6 @@ ol.format.Format.prototype.readGeometry = goog.abstractMethod;
 ol.format.Format.prototype.readProjection = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
-/**
- * @param {Document|Node|Object|string} source Source.
- * @return {function(ol.Feature, number): Array.<ol.style.Style>} Style
- *     function.
- */
-ol.format.Format.prototype.readStyleFunction = function(source) {
-  return goog.functions.NULL;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
  * @return {Node|Object|string} Result.