diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
index aaa213e8f98..fbabc51a1cf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
@@ -755,101 +755,6 @@ void Client::executeCommand(const Command &command)
         sendContent(ExecuteCommandRequest(ExecuteCommandParams(command)));
 }
 
-static const FormattingOptions formattingOptions(const TextEditor::TabSettings &settings)
-{
-    FormattingOptions options;
-    options.setTabSize(settings.m_tabSize);
-    options.setInsertSpace(settings.m_tabPolicy == TextEditor::TabSettings::SpacesOnlyTabPolicy);
-    return options;
-}
-
-template<typename FormattingResponse>
-static void handleFormattingResponse(const DocumentUri &uri,
-                                     const QPointer<Client> client,
-                                     const FormattingResponse &response)
-{
-    if (client) {
-        if (const Utils::optional<typename FormattingResponse::Error> &error = response.error())
-            client->log(*error);
-    }
-    if (Utils::optional<LanguageClientArray<TextEdit>> result = response.result()) {
-        if (!result->isNull()) {
-            applyTextEdits(uri, result->toList());
-        }
-    }
-
-}
-
-void Client::formatFile(const TextEditor::TextDocument *document)
-{
-    if (!isSupportedDocument(document))
-        return;
-
-    const FilePath &filePath = document->filePath();
-    const QString method(DocumentFormattingRequest::methodName);
-    if (Utils::optional<bool> registered = m_dynamicCapabilities.isRegistered(method)) {
-        if (!registered.value())
-            return;
-        const TextDocumentRegistrationOptions option(
-            m_dynamicCapabilities.option(method).toObject());
-        if (option.isValid(nullptr)
-            && !option.filterApplies(filePath, Utils::mimeTypeForName(document->mimeType()))) {
-            return;
-        }
-    } else if (!m_serverCapabilities.documentFormattingProvider().value_or(false)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    DocumentFormattingParams params;
-    const DocumentUri uri = DocumentUri::fromFilePath(filePath);
-    params.setTextDocument(TextDocumentIdentifier(uri));
-    params.setOptions(formattingOptions(document->tabSettings()));
-    DocumentFormattingRequest request(params);
-    request.setResponseCallback(
-        [uri, self = QPointer<Client>(this)](const DocumentFormattingRequest::Response &response) {
-            handleFormattingResponse(uri, self, response);
-        });
-    sendContent(request);
-}
-
-void Client::formatRange(const TextEditor::TextDocument *document, const QTextCursor &cursor)
-{
-    if (!isSupportedDocument(document))
-        return;
-
-    const FilePath &filePath = document->filePath();
-    const QString method(DocumentRangeFormattingRequest::methodName);
-    if (Utils::optional<bool> registered = m_dynamicCapabilities.isRegistered(method)) {
-        if (!registered.value())
-            return;
-        const TextDocumentRegistrationOptions option(
-            m_dynamicCapabilities.option(method).toObject());
-        if (option.isValid(nullptr)
-            && !option.filterApplies(filePath, Utils::mimeTypeForName(document->mimeType()))) {
-            return;
-        }
-    } else if (!m_serverCapabilities.documentRangeFormattingProvider().value_or(false)) {
-        return;
-    }
-    DocumentRangeFormattingParams params;
-    const DocumentUri uri = DocumentUri::fromFilePath(filePath);
-    params.setTextDocument(TextDocumentIdentifier(uri));
-    params.setOptions(formattingOptions(document->tabSettings()));
-    if (!cursor.hasSelection()) {
-        QTextCursor c = cursor;
-        c.select(QTextCursor::LineUnderCursor);
-        params.setRange(Range(c));
-    } else {
-        params.setRange(Range(cursor));
-    }
-    DocumentRangeFormattingRequest request(params);
-    request.setResponseCallback([uri, self = QPointer<Client>(this)](
-                                    const DocumentRangeFormattingRequest::Response &response) {
-        handleFormattingResponse(uri, self, response);
-    });
-    sendContent(request);
-}
-
 const ProjectExplorer::Project *Client::project() const
 {
     return m_project;
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h
index b52eded2a72..2eac8ee2c03 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ public:
                                   const LanguageServerProtocol::DocumentUri &uri);
     void executeCommand(const LanguageServerProtocol::Command &command);
 
-    void formatFile(const TextEditor::TextDocument *document);
-    void formatRange(const TextEditor::TextDocument *document, const QTextCursor &cursor);
-
     // workspace control
     void setCurrentProject(ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
     const ProjectExplorer::Project *project() const;