diff --git a/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js b/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js
index 6ff79e74be..9b52b4513a 100644
--- a/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js
+++ b/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js
@@ -259,16 +259,6 @@ ol.VectorImageTile.prototype.load = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {Array.<ol.Feature>} features Features.
- * @api
- */
-ol.VectorImageTile.prototype.setFeatures = function(features) {
-  this.features_ = features;
-  this.setState(ol.TileState.LOADED);
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {ol.TileState} tileState Tile state.
  */