diff --git a/core/document.cpp b/core/document.cpp
index 0ebc34edb..7c511541c 100644
--- a/core/document.cpp
+++ b/core/document.cpp
@@ -2356,7 +2356,6 @@ void Document::modifyPageAnnotation( int page, Annotation * newannotation )
     if ( !d->m_generator || !kp )
         return;
 
-    kp->d->modifyAnnotation( newannotation );
     // notify observers about the change
     foreachObserver( notifyPageChanged( page, DocumentObserver::Annotations ) );
 }
diff --git a/core/page.cpp b/core/page.cpp
index 9f7400da7..3e4c07cc7 100644
--- a/core/page.cpp
+++ b/core/page.cpp
@@ -596,34 +596,6 @@ void Page::addAnnotation( Annotation * annotation )
     m_rects.append( rect );
 }
 
-void PagePrivate::modifyAnnotation(Annotation * newannotation )
-{
-    if(!newannotation)
-        return;
-
-    QLinkedList< Annotation * >::iterator aIt = m_page->m_annotations.begin(), aEnd = m_page->m_annotations.end();
-    for ( ; aIt != aEnd; ++aIt )
-    {
-        if((*aIt)==newannotation)
-            return; //modified already
-        if((*aIt) && (*aIt)->uniqueName()==newannotation->uniqueName())
-        {
-            int rectfound = false;
-            QLinkedList< ObjectRect * >::iterator it = m_page->m_rects.begin(), end = m_page->m_rects.end();
-            for ( ; it != end && !rectfound; ++it )
-                if ( ( (*it)->objectType() == ObjectRect::OAnnotation ) && ( (*it)->object() == (*aIt) ) )
-                {
-                    delete *it;
-                    *it = new AnnotationObjectRect( newannotation );
-                    rectfound = true;
-                }
-            delete *aIt;
-            *aIt = newannotation;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 bool Page::removeAnnotation( Annotation * annotation )
 {
     if ( !annotation || ( annotation->flags() & Annotation::DenyDelete ) )
diff --git a/core/page_p.h b/core/page_p.h
index 72e330e53..38caeabe4 100644
--- a/core/page_p.h
+++ b/core/page_p.h
@@ -66,13 +66,6 @@ class PagePrivate
          */
         void saveLocalContents( QDomNode & parentNode, QDomDocument & document, PageItems what = AllPageItems ) const;
 
-        /**
-         * Modifies an existing annotation by replacing it with a new @p annotation.
-         *
-         * The unique name is used to find the old annotation.
-         */
-        void modifyAnnotation( Annotation * annotation );
-
         /**
          * Rotates the image and object rects of the page to the given @p orientation.
          */