diff --git a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
index 8478a8cbc..c233f4849 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
+++ b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
@@ -1621,130 +1621,6 @@ void PDFGenerator::addFormFields( Poppler::Page * popplerPage, Okular::Page * pa
         page->setFormFields( okularFormFields );
 }
 
-struct pdfsyncpoint
-{
-    QString file;
-    qlonglong x;
-    qlonglong y;
-    int row;
-    int column;
-    int page;
-};
-
-void PDFGenerator::loadPdfSync( const QString & filePath, QVector<Okular::Page*> & pagesVector )
-{
-    QFile f( filePath + QLatin1String( "sync" ) );
-    if ( !f.open( QIODevice::ReadOnly ) )
-        return;
-
-    QTextStream ts( &f );
-    // first row: core name of the pdf output
-    const QString coreName = ts.readLine();
-    // second row: version string, in the form 'Version %u'
-    QString versionstr = ts.readLine();
-    QRegExp versionre( QStringLiteral("Version (\\d+)") );
-    versionre.setCaseSensitivity( Qt::CaseInsensitive );
-    if ( !versionre.exactMatch( versionstr ) )
-        return;
-
-    QHash<int, pdfsyncpoint> points;
-    QStack<QString> fileStack;
-    int currentpage = -1;
-    const QLatin1String texStr( ".tex" );
-    const QChar spaceChar = QChar::fromLatin1( ' ' );
-
-    fileStack.push( coreName + texStr );
-
-    QString line;
-    while ( !ts.atEnd() )
-    {
-        line = ts.readLine();
-        const QStringList tokens = line.split( spaceChar, QString::SkipEmptyParts );
-        const int tokenSize = tokens.count();
-        if ( tokenSize < 1 )
-            continue;
-        if ( tokens.first() == QLatin1String( "l" ) && tokenSize >= 3 )
-        {
-            int id = tokens.at( 1 ).toInt();
-            QHash<int, pdfsyncpoint>::const_iterator it = points.constFind( id );
-            if ( it == points.constEnd() )
-            {
-                pdfsyncpoint pt;
-                pt.x = 0;
-                pt.y = 0;
-                pt.row = tokens.at( 2 ).toInt();
-                pt.column = 0; // TODO
-                pt.page = -1;
-                pt.file = fileStack.top();
-                points[ id ] = pt;
-            }
-        }
-        else if ( tokens.first() == QLatin1String( "s" ) && tokenSize >= 2 )
-        {
-            currentpage = tokens.at( 1 ).toInt() - 1;
-        }
-        else if ( tokens.first() == QLatin1String( "p*" ) && tokenSize >= 4 )
-        {
-            // TODO
-            qCDebug(OkularPdfDebug) << "PdfSync: 'p*' line ignored";
-        }
-        else if ( tokens.first() == QLatin1String( "p" ) && tokenSize >= 4 )
-        {
-            int id = tokens.at( 1 ).toInt();
-            QHash<int, pdfsyncpoint>::iterator it = points.find( id );
-            if ( it != points.end() )
-            {
-                it->x = tokens.at( 2 ).toInt();
-                it->y = tokens.at( 3 ).toInt();
-                it->page = currentpage;
-            }
-        }
-        else if ( line.startsWith( QLatin1Char( '(' ) ) && tokenSize == 1 )
-        {
-            QString newfile = line;
-            // chop the leading '('
-            newfile.remove( 0, 1 );
-            if ( !newfile.endsWith( texStr ) )
-            {
-                newfile += texStr;
-            }
-            fileStack.push( newfile );
-        }
-        else if ( line == QLatin1String( ")" ) )
-        {
-            if ( !fileStack.isEmpty() )
-            {
-                fileStack.pop();
-            }
-            else
-                qCDebug(OkularPdfDebug) << "PdfSync: going one level down too much";
-        }
-        else
-            qCDebug(OkularPdfDebug).nospace() << "PdfSync: unknown line format: '" << line << "'";
-
-    }
-
-    QVector< QLinkedList< Okular::SourceRefObjectRect * > > refRects( pagesVector.size() );
-    foreach ( const pdfsyncpoint& pt, points )
-    {
-        // drop pdfsync points not completely valid
-        if ( pt.page < 0 || pt.page >= pagesVector.size() )
-            continue;
-
-        // magic numbers for TeX's RSU's (Ridiculously Small Units) conversion to pixels
-        Okular::NormalizedPoint p(
-            ( pt.x * dpi().width() ) / ( 72.27 * 65536.0 * pagesVector[pt.page]->width() ),
-            ( pt.y * dpi().height() ) / ( 72.27 * 65536.0 * pagesVector[pt.page]->height() )
-            );
-        QString file = pt.file;
-        Okular::SourceReference * sourceRef = new Okular::SourceReference( file, pt.row, pt.column );
-        refRects[ pt.page ].append( new Okular::SourceRefObjectRect( p, sourceRef ) );
-    }
-    for ( int i = 0; i < refRects.size(); ++i )
-        if ( !refRects.at(i).isEmpty() )
-            pagesVector[i]->setSourceReferences( refRects.at(i) );
-}
-
 PDFGenerator::PrintError PDFGenerator::printError() const
 {
     return lastPrintError;
diff --git a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.h b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.h
index 5a87841b1..f79791644 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.h
+++ b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.h
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ class PDFGenerator : public Okular::Generator, public Okular::ConfigInterface, p
         void addTransition( Poppler::Page * popplerPage, Okular::Page * page );
         // fetch the form fields and add them to the page
         void addFormFields( Poppler::Page * popplerPage, Okular::Page * page );
-        // load the source references from a pdfsync file
-        void loadPdfSync( const QString & fileName, QVector<Okular::Page*> & pagesVector );
 
         Okular::TextPage * abstractTextPage(const QList<Poppler::TextBox*> &text, double height, double width, int rot);