diff --git a/src/ol/coordinate.js b/src/ol/coordinate.js
index 0ea63e2ce6..c683fda00a 100644
--- a/src/ol/coordinate.js
+++ b/src/ol/coordinate.js
@@ -319,28 +319,3 @@ ol.coordinate.toStringHDMS = function(coordinate, opt_fractionDigits) {
 ol.coordinate.toStringXY = function(coordinate, opt_fractionDigits) {
   return ol.coordinate.format(coordinate, '{x}, {y}', opt_fractionDigits);
 };
-
-
-/**
- * Create an ol.Coordinate from an Array and take into account axis order.
- *
- * Examples:
- *
- *     var northCoord = ol.coordinate.fromProjectedArray([1, 2], 'n');
- *     // northCoord is now [2, 1]
- *
- *     var eastCoord = ol.coordinate.fromProjectedArray([1, 2], 'e');
- *     // eastCoord is now [1, 2]
- *
- * @param {Array} array The array with coordinates.
- * @param {string} axis the axis info.
- * @return {ol.Coordinate} The coordinate created.
- */
-ol.coordinate.fromProjectedArray = function(array, axis) {
-  var firstAxis = axis.charAt(0);
-  if (firstAxis === 'n' || firstAxis === 's') {
-    return [array[1], array[0]];
-  } else {
-    return array;
-  }
-};
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/coordinate.test.js b/test/spec/ol/coordinate.test.js
index f0af6dbb78..215e3ee5d8 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/coordinate.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/coordinate.test.js
@@ -232,22 +232,4 @@ describe('ol.coordinate', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('#fromProjectedArray', function() {
-    it('returns an inverted coord for "n" or "s"', function() {
-      var northCoord = ol.coordinate.fromProjectedArray([1, 2], 'n');
-      var southCoord = ol.coordinate.fromProjectedArray([1, 2], 's');
-      expect(northCoord).to.eql([2, 1]);
-      expect(southCoord).to.eql([2, 1]);
-    });
-    it('returns an unchanged coord for any other "axis"', function() {
-      var eastCoord = ol.coordinate.fromProjectedArray([1, 2], 'e');
-      var westCoord = ol.coordinate.fromProjectedArray([1, 2], 'w');
-      var bogusCoord = ol.coordinate.fromProjectedArray([1, 2], 'q');
-      var unchangedCoord = ol.coordinate.fromProjectedArray([1, 2], '');
-      expect(eastCoord).to.eql([1, 2]);
-      expect(westCoord).to.eql([1, 2]);
-      expect(bogusCoord).to.eql([1, 2]);
-      expect(unchangedCoord).to.eql([1, 2]);
-    });
-  });
 });