1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/include/cppcanvas/bitmapcanvas.hxx b/include/cppcanvas/bitmapcanvas.hxx
index 714879230ab9..b47d438151e5 100644
--- a/include/cppcanvas/bitmapcanvas.hxx
+++ b/include/cppcanvas/bitmapcanvas.hxx
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ namespace cppcanvas
     {
     public:
         virtual ::basegfx::B2ISize      getSize() const = 0;
-
-        // shared_ptr does not allow for covariant return types
-        BitmapCanvasSharedPtr           cloneBitmapCanvas() const
-        {
-            BitmapCanvasSharedPtr p( ::boost::dynamic_pointer_cast< BitmapCanvas >(this->clone()) );
-            OSL_ENSURE(p.get(), "BitmapCanvas::cloneBitmapCanvas(): dynamic cast failed");
-            return p;
-        }
     };
 
 }