diff --git a/src/ol/sphere/sphere.js b/src/ol/sphere/sphere.js
index ccd65073cb..9a93569879 100644
--- a/src/ol/sphere/sphere.js
+++ b/src/ol/sphere/sphere.js
@@ -90,42 +90,6 @@ ol.Sphere.prototype.haversineDistance = function(c1, c2) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * Returns the point at `fraction` along the segment of the great circle passing
- * through c1 and c2.
- *
- * @param {ol.Coordinate} c1 Coordinate 1.
- * @param {ol.Coordinate} c2 Coordinate 2.
- * @param {number} fraction Fraction.
- * @return {ol.Coordinate} Coordinate between c1 and c2.
- */
-ol.Sphere.prototype.interpolate = function(c1, c2, fraction) {
-  var lat1 = goog.math.toRadians(c1[1]);
-  var lon1 = goog.math.toRadians(c1[0]);
-  var lat2 = goog.math.toRadians(c2[1]);
-  var lon2 = goog.math.toRadians(c2[0]);
-  var cosLat1 = Math.cos(lat1);
-  var sinLat1 = Math.sin(lat1);
-  var cosLat2 = Math.cos(lat2);
-  var sinLat2 = Math.sin(lat2);
-  var cosDeltaLon = Math.cos(lon2 - lon1);
-  var d = sinLat1 * sinLat2 + cosLat1 * cosLat2 * cosDeltaLon;
-  if (1 <= d) {
-    return c2.slice();
-  }
-  d = fraction * Math.acos(d);
-  var cosD = Math.cos(d);
-  var sinD = Math.sin(d);
-  var y = Math.sin(lon2 - lon1) * cosLat2;
-  var x = cosLat1 * sinLat2 - sinLat1 * cosLat2 * cosDeltaLon;
-  var theta = Math.atan2(y, x);
-  var lat = Math.asin(sinLat1 * cosD + cosLat1 * sinD * Math.cos(theta));
-  var lon = lon1 + Math.atan2(Math.sin(theta) * sinD * cosLat1,
-                              cosD - sinLat1 * Math.sin(lat));
-  return [goog.math.toDegrees(lon), goog.math.toDegrees(lat)];
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Returns the midpoint between c1 and c2.
  *
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/sphere/sphere.test.js b/test/spec/ol/sphere/sphere.test.js
index 16eb6665bc..c35bcebe2d 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/sphere/sphere.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/sphere/sphere.test.js
@@ -113,26 +113,6 @@ describe('ol.Sphere', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('interpolate', function() {
-
-    it('results match at the start, midpoint, and end', function() {
-      var e, i;
-      for (i = 0; i < expected.length; ++i) {
-        e = expected[i];
-        var c1 = sphere.interpolate(e.c1, e.c2, 0);
-        expect(c1[0]).to.roughlyEqual(e.c1[0], 1e-9);
-        expect(c1[1]).to.roughlyEqual(e.c1[1], 1e-9);
-        var midpoint = sphere.interpolate(e.c1, e.c2, 0.5);
-        expect(midpoint[0]).to.roughlyEqual(e.midpoint[0], 1e-9);
-        expect(midpoint[1]).to.roughlyEqual(e.midpoint[1], 1e-5);
-        var c2 = sphere.interpolate(e.c1, e.c2, 1);
-        expect(c2[0]).to.roughlyEqual(e.c2[0], 1e-9);
-        expect(c2[1]).to.roughlyEqual(e.c2[1], 1e-5);
-      }
-    });
-
-  });
-
   describe('midpoint', function() {
 
     it('results match Chris Veness\'s reference implementation', function() {