diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.cpp
index 437f031425b..b67b8aabd49 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.cpp
@@ -123,20 +123,4 @@ void BaseTextMark::updateMarker()
         m_markableInterface->updateMark(this);
 }
 
-void BaseTextMark::moveMark(const QString & /* filename */, int /* line */)
-{
-    Core::EditorManager *em = Core::EditorManager::instance();
-    if (!m_init) {
-        connect(em, SIGNAL(editorOpened(Core::IEditor *)),
-            SLOT(editorOpened(Core::IEditor *)));
-        m_init = true;
-    }
-
-    if (m_markableInterface)
-        m_markableInterface->removeMark(this);
-
-    foreach (Core::IEditor *editor, em->openedEditors())
-        editorOpened(editor);
-}
-
 } // namespace TextEditor
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.h
index 0079471a34d..110a17b154f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetextmark.h
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ public:
     QString fileName() const { return m_fileName; }
     int lineNumber() const { return m_line; }
 
-    void moveMark(const QString &filename, int line);
-
 private slots:
     void init();
     void editorOpened(Core::IEditor *editor);