diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
index 46ec873be7..ab115223ca 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
@@ -314,13 +314,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     transitionEffect: null,
     
-    /**
-     * Property: SUPPORTED_TRANSITIONS
-     * {Array} An immutable (that means don't change it!) list of supported 
-     *     transitionEffect values.
-     */
-    SUPPORTED_TRANSITIONS: ['resize'],
-
     /**
      * Property: metadata
      * {Object} This object can be used to store additional information on a