diff --git a/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.cpp b/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.cpp
index 67626e7434a..66c11ec4743 100644
--- a/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.cpp
+++ b/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.cpp
@@ -2066,14 +2066,6 @@ bool RenderObject::canUpdateSelectionOnRootLineBoxes()
     return containingBlock ? !containingBlock->needsLayout() : false;
 }
 
-// Returns the smallest rectangle enclosing all of the painted content
-// respecting clipping, masking, filters, opacity, stroke-width and markers
-FloatRect RenderObject::paintInvalidationRectInLocalCoordinates() const
-{
-    ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-    return FloatRect();
-}
-
 bool RenderObject::nodeAtFloatPoint(const HitTestRequest&, HitTestResult&, const FloatPoint&, HitTestAction)
 {
     ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
diff --git a/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.h b/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.h
index 7db8dab0eec..fff79736b3b 100644
--- a/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.h
+++ b/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.h
@@ -311,10 +311,6 @@ public:
             setNeedsLayout();
     }
 
-    // Returns the smallest rectangle enclosing all of the painted content
-    // respecting clipping, masking, filters, opacity, stroke-width and markers
-    virtual FloatRect paintInvalidationRectInLocalCoordinates() const;
-
     // SVG uses FloatPoint precise hit testing, and passes the point in parent
     // coordinates instead of in paint invalidaiton container coordinates. Eventually the
     // rest of the rendering tree will move to a similar model.