diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/MarkupText.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/MarkupText.java
index 120b446ae7..1686e300aa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/MarkupText.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/MarkupText.java
@@ -125,13 +125,6 @@ public class MarkupText extends AbstractMarkupText {
             return end;
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Returns {@code getText().length()}
-         */
-        public int length() {
-            return end-start;
-        }
-
         /**
          * Gets the text that represents the captured group.
          */