diff --git a/src/db/db/dbStreamLayers.h b/src/db/db/dbStreamLayers.h
index 9690f77b7..61eaad77a 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbStreamLayers.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbStreamLayers.h
@@ -253,15 +253,6 @@ public:
    */
   std::set<unsigned int> logical (const db::LayerProperties &p) const;
 
-  /**
-   *  @brief A compatibility function for future enhancements
-   *  TODO: remove when lefdef branch is merged
-   */
-  std::pair<bool, unsigned int> first_logical (const db::LayerProperties &p) const
-  {
-    return logical (p);
-  }
-
   /**
    *  @brief Query or install a layer mapping from a name or LDPair
    *