diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
index 8536e74e9a..29fecc88b4 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public:
 
     void deleteEntity(const EntityItemID& entityID, bool force = false, bool ignoreWarnings = false);
     void deleteEntities(QSet<EntityItemID> entityIDs, bool force = false, bool ignoreWarnings = false);
-    void removeEntityFromSimulation(EntityItem* entity);
 
     /// \param position point of query in world-frame (meters)
     /// \param targetRadius radius of query (meters)