diff --git a/src/compiler/scanner.ts b/src/compiler/scanner.ts
index 19b5d24c3f9..1b489bdd388 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scanner.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/scanner.ts
@@ -316,19 +316,6 @@ module ts {
         return computeLineAndCharacterOfPosition(getLineStarts(sourceFile), position);
     }
 
-    export function lineBreakBetween(sourceFile: SourceFile, firstPos: number, secondPos: number): boolean {
-        var lineStarts = getLineStarts(sourceFile);
-        var firstLine = binarySearch(lineStarts, firstPos);
-        var secondLine = binarySearch(lineStarts, secondPos);
-        if (firstLine < 0) {
-            firstLine = ~firstLine - 1;
-        }
-        if (secondLine < 0) {
-            secondLine = ~secondLine - 1;
-        }
-        return firstLine !== secondLine;
-    }
-
     let hasOwnProperty = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
 
     export function isWhiteSpace(ch: number): boolean {