diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/utils/BindingUtils.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/utils/BindingUtils.java
index c44ec244982..48b6f9eded3 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/utils/BindingUtils.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/utils/BindingUtils.java
@@ -75,13 +75,6 @@ public final class BindingUtils {
         return getDescriptorForExpression(context, declaration, PropertyDescriptor.class);
     }
 
-    @NotNull
-    public static JetFunction getFunctionForDescriptor(@NotNull SimpleFunctionDescriptor descriptor) {
-        PsiElement result = DescriptorToSourceUtils.callableDescriptorToDeclaration(descriptor);
-        assert result instanceof JetFunction : message(descriptor, "SimpleFunctionDescriptor should have declaration of type JetFunction");
-        return (JetFunction) result;
-    }
-
     @NotNull
     private static JetParameter getParameterForDescriptor(@NotNull ValueParameterDescriptor descriptor) {
         PsiElement result = DescriptorToSourceUtils.descriptorToDeclaration(descriptor);