diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
index 08d716f6266..faa53e44e38 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
@@ -890,15 +890,6 @@ int BaseTextEditorWidgetPrivate::visualIndent(const QTextBlock &block) const
     return 0;
 }
 
-BaseTextEditor *BaseTextEditorWidget::editor() const
-{
-    if (!d->m_editor) {
-        QTC_CHECK("should not happen anymore" && false);
-        const_cast<BaseTextEditorWidget *>(this)->setupFallBackEditor(Id());
-    }
-    return d->m_editor;
-}
-
 void BaseTextEditorWidget::selectEncoding()
 {
     BaseTextDocument *doc = d->m_document.data();
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
index b21e05b3fdd..8aecb95aff1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
@@ -247,8 +247,6 @@ public:
          int at = -1) const;
     void convertPosition(int pos, int *line, int *column) const;
 
-    BaseTextEditor *editor() const;
-
     void print(QPrinter *);
 
     void appendStandardContextMenuActions(QMenu *menu);