diff --git a/src/ol/xml.js b/src/ol/xml.js
index a3b772a568..3a14ac5419 100644
--- a/src/ol/xml.js
+++ b/src/ol/xml.js
@@ -116,17 +116,6 @@ ol.xml.getAttributeNS = function(node, namespaceURI, name) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {Node} node Node.
- * @param {?string} namespaceURI Namespace URI.
- * @param {string} name Attribute name.
- * @return {?Node} Attribute node or null if none found.
- */
-ol.xml.getAttributeNodeNS = function(node, namespaceURI, name) {
-  return node.getAttributeNodeNS(namespaceURI, name);
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @param {?string} namespaceURI Namespace URI.