diff --git a/configmgr/source/api2/apitreeaccess.cxx b/configmgr/source/api2/apitreeaccess.cxx
index 8fae868f92d5..ca3676978ee6 100644
--- a/configmgr/source/api2/apitreeaccess.cxx
+++ b/configmgr/source/api2/apitreeaccess.cxx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
  *
  * $RCSfile: apitreeaccess.cxx,v $
- * $Revision: 1.11 $
+ * $Revision: 1.12 $
  *
  * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
  *
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ Factory& TreeElement::getFactory()
 }
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Notifier TreeElement::getNotifier()
-{
-    return getApiTree().getNotifier();
-}
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 configuration::ElementRef SetElement::getElementRef() const
 {
     return configuration::ElementRef::extract(getTreeRef());