diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.cpp
index d8329d084..8335ee3ae 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.cpp
@@ -1167,17 +1167,6 @@ void Sheet::setSpans(CellAddress address, int rows, int columns)
     cells.setSpans(address, rows, columns);
 }
 
-/**
-  * Move a cell from \a currPos to \a newPos. If the cell at new position
-  * contains data, it is overwritten by the move.
-  *
-  */
-
-void Sheet::moveCell(CellAddress currPos, CellAddress newPos)
-{
-    cells.moveCell(currPos, newPos);
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief Called when a document object is renamed.
  * @param docObj Renamed document object.
diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.h b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.h
index e8a26fc89..6f70c1edb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.h
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@ protected:
 
     App::Property *setQuantityProperty(CellAddress key, double value, const Base::Unit &unit);
 
-    void moveCell(CellAddress currPos, CellAddress newPos);
-
     void renamedDocumentObject(const App::DocumentObject * docObj);
 
     void aliasRemoved(CellAddress address, const std::string &alias);