diff --git a/core/selection.js b/core/selection.js
index 34797ff9427..ca25310338a 100644
--- a/core/selection.js
+++ b/core/selection.js
@@ -1597,37 +1597,6 @@
 			return ( cache.selectedText = text );
 		},
 
-		/**
-		 * Retrieves the HTML contained within the range. If selection
-		 *  contains multiple ranges method will return concatenation of HTMLs from ranges.
-		 *
-		 *		var text = editor.getSelection().getSelectedText();
-		 *		alert( text );
-		 *
-		 * @since 4.4
-		 * @returns {String} A string of HTML within the current selection.
-		 */
-		getSelectedHtml: function() {
-			var nativeSel = this.getNative();
-
-			if ( this.isFake ) {
-				return this.getSelectedElement().getHtml();
-			}
-
-			if ( nativeSel && nativeSel.createRange )
-				return nativeSel.createRange().htmlText;
-
-			if ( nativeSel.rangeCount > 0 ) {
-				var div = document.createElement( 'div' );
-
-				for ( var i = 0; i < nativeSel.rangeCount; i++ ) {
-					div.appendChild( nativeSel.getRangeAt( i ).cloneContents() );
-				}
-				return div.innerHTML;
-			}
-			return '';
-		},
-
 		/**
 		 * Locks the selection made in the editor in order to make it possible to
 		 * manipulate it without browser interference. A locked selection is