diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/Namer.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/Namer.java
index 9aa1252ab20..f492b1c8fed 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/Namer.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/Namer.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ public final class Namer {
     public static final String OUTER_CLASS_NAME = "$outer";
 
     private static final String CALL_FUNCTION = "call";
-    private static final String INITIALIZE_METHOD_NAME = "initialize";
     private static final String CLASS_OBJECT_NAME = "createClass";
     private static final String TRAIT_OBJECT_NAME = "createTrait";
     private static final String OBJECT_OBJECT_NAME = "createObject";
@@ -75,11 +74,6 @@ public final class Namer {
         return ROOT_NAMESPACE;
     }
 
-    @NotNull
-    public static JsNameRef initializeMethodReference() {
-        return new JsNameRef(INITIALIZE_METHOD_NAME);
-    }
-
     @NotNull
     public static JsNameRef superMethodNameRef(@NotNull JsName superClassJsName) {
         return new JsNameRef(SUPER_METHOD_NAME, superClassJsName.makeRef());