diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
index ffcbb8a634..ef52bd674d 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
@@ -103,16 +103,6 @@ ol.layer.FeatureCache.prototype.getFeaturesByIds_ = function(ids) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {string} uid Feature uid.
- * @return {ol.Feature|undefined} The feature with the provided uid if it is in
- *     the cache, otherwise undefined.
- */
-ol.layer.FeatureCache.prototype.getFeatureWithUid = function(uid) {
-  return this.idLookup_[uid];
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Remove a feature from the cache.
  * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
@@ -366,16 +356,6 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.groupFeaturesBySymbolizerLiteral =
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {string|number} uid Feature uid.
- * @return {ol.Feature|undefined} The feature with the provided uid if it is on
- *     the layer, otherwise undefined.
- */
-ol.layer.Vector.prototype.getFeatureWithUid = function(uid) {
-  return this.featureCache_.getFeatureWithUid(/** @type {string} */ (uid));
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {Object|Element|Document|string} data Feature data.
  * @param {ol.parser.Parser} parser Feature parser.