diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.cpp
index 1398d55bcaa..8a14376f87c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.cpp
@@ -87,16 +87,6 @@ bool RefactoringChanges::createFile(const FilePath &filePath,
     return true;
 }
 
-bool RefactoringChanges::removeFile(const FilePath &filePath) const
-{
-    if (!filePath.exists())
-        return false;
-
-    // ### implement!
-    qWarning() << "RefactoringChanges::removeFile is not implemented";
-    return true;
-}
-
 TextEditorWidget *RefactoringChanges::openEditor(const FilePath &filePath,
                                                  bool activate,
                                                  int line,
@@ -116,11 +106,6 @@ TextEditorWidget *RefactoringChanges::openEditor(const FilePath &filePath,
     return TextEditorWidget::fromEditor(editor);
 }
 
-RefactoringFilePtr RefactoringChanges::file(TextEditorWidget *editor)
-{
-    return RefactoringFilePtr(new RefactoringFile(editor));
-}
-
 RefactoringFilePtr RefactoringChanges::file(const FilePath &filePath) const
 {
     return RefactoringFilePtr(new RefactoringFile(filePath, m_data));
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.h
index f657095287a..9b8a322e973 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.h
@@ -110,13 +110,11 @@ public:
     explicit RefactoringChanges(RefactoringChangesData *data = nullptr);
     virtual ~RefactoringChanges();
 
-    static RefactoringFilePtr file(TextEditorWidget *editor);
     RefactoringFilePtr file(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const;
     bool createFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath,
                     const QString &contents,
                     bool reindent = true,
                     bool openEditor = true) const;
-    bool removeFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const;
 
 protected:
     static TextEditorWidget *openEditor(const Utils::FilePath &filePath,