diff --git a/src/ol/array.js b/src/ol/array.js
index be51a83c2c..11fb9ab03e 100644
--- a/src/ol/array.js
+++ b/src/ol/array.js
@@ -38,38 +38,6 @@ ol.array.binarySearch = function(haystack, needle, opt_comparator) {
   return found ? low : ~low;
 };
 
-/**
- * @param {Array.<number>} arr Array.
- * @param {number} target Target.
- * @return {number} Index.
- */
-ol.array.binaryFindNearest = function(arr, target) {
-  var index = ol.array.binarySearch(arr, target,
-      /**
-       * @param {number} a A.
-       * @param {number} b B.
-       * @return {number} b minus a.
-       */
-      function(a, b) {
-        return b - a;
-      });
-  if (index >= 0) {
-    return index;
-  } else if (index == -1) {
-    return 0;
-  } else if (index == -arr.length - 1) {
-    return arr.length - 1;
-  } else {
-    var left = -index - 2;
-    var right = -index - 1;
-    if (arr[left] - target < target - arr[right]) {
-      return left;
-    } else {
-      return right;
-    }
-  }
-};
-
 
 /**
  * Compare function for array sort that is safe for numbers.
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/array.test.js b/test/spec/ol/array.test.js
index 8bb4f5e624..2090489545 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/array.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/array.test.js
@@ -307,28 +307,6 @@ describe('ol.array', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('binaryFindNearest', function() {
-    it('returns expected value', function() {
-      var arr = [1000, 500, 100];
-
-      expect(ol.array.binaryFindNearest(arr, 10000)).to.eql(0);
-      expect(ol.array.binaryFindNearest(arr, 1000)).to.eql(0);
-      expect(ol.array.binaryFindNearest(arr, 900)).to.eql(0);
-
-      expect(ol.array.binaryFindNearest(arr, 750)).to.eql(1);
-
-      expect(ol.array.binaryFindNearest(arr, 550)).to.eql(1);
-      expect(ol.array.binaryFindNearest(arr, 500)).to.eql(1);
-      expect(ol.array.binaryFindNearest(arr, 450)).to.eql(1);
-
-      expect(ol.array.binaryFindNearest(arr, 300)).to.eql(2);
-
-      expect(ol.array.binaryFindNearest(arr, 200)).to.eql(2);
-      expect(ol.array.binaryFindNearest(arr, 100)).to.eql(2);
-      expect(ol.array.binaryFindNearest(arr, 50)).to.eql(2);
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('equals', function() {
     it('returns true for [] == []', function() {
       expect(ol.array.equals([], [])).to.be(true);