1 files changed, 0 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/include/vcl/vclptr.hxx b/include/vcl/vclptr.hxx
index 372b8178c6c3..ad7d1e20d9eb 100644
--- a/include/vcl/vclptr.hxx
+++ b/include/vcl/vclptr.hxx
@@ -223,21 +223,6 @@ public:
     {
         return (m_rInnerRef > handle.m_rInnerRef);
     }
-
-    /** Deleted address-of operator.
-
-        To avoid confusion whether it returns the address of either the
-        pointed-to raw object (for which to use VclPtr::get instead) or the
-        wrapper itself (for which to use std::addressof instead).
-
-        (Cannot be deleted at least with MSVC 12, as at least the innards of
-        std::stable_sort on a std::vector<VclPtr<T>>, as called from
-        TaskPaneList::FindNextSplitter in vcl/source/window/taskpanelist.cxx
-        require an address-of operator for VclPtr<T>.)
-     */
-#if !defined _MSC_VER
-    void operator &() = delete;
-#endif
 }; // class VclPtr
 
 template<typename T1, typename T2>