diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/Map.js b/src/ol/renderer/Map.js
index 10cc048dad..a07f84354f 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/Map.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/Map.js
@@ -214,15 +214,6 @@ class MapRenderer extends Disposable {
     return renderer;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @param {string} layerKey Layer key.
-   * @protected
-   * @return {import("./Layer.js").default} Layer renderer.
-   */
-  getLayerRendererByKey(layerKey) {
-    return this.layerRenderers_[layerKey];
-  }
-
   /**
    * @protected
    * @return {Object<string, import("./Layer.js").default>} Layer renderers.