diff --git a/runtime/compiler/env/VMJ9.cpp b/runtime/compiler/env/VMJ9.cpp
index b9cbdf2e6c..3b1df64be1 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/env/VMJ9.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/env/VMJ9.cpp
@@ -5626,15 +5626,6 @@ TR_J9VMBase::reserveTrampolineIfNecessary(TR::Compilation * comp, TR::SymbolRefe
    TR_ASSERT(newCache->isReserved(), "assertion failure"); // MCT
    }
 
-intptrj_t
-TR_J9VMBase::indexedTrampolineLookup(int32_t helperIndex, void * callSite)
-   {
-   TR::VMAccessCriticalSection indexedTrampolineLookup(this);
-   intptrj_t tramp = TR::CodeCacheManager::instance()->findHelperTrampoline(helperIndex, callSite);
-   TR_ASSERT(tramp, "Error: CodeCache is not initialized properly.\n");
-   return tramp;
-   }
-
 // interpreter profiling support
 TR_IProfiler *
 TR_J9VMBase::getIProfiler()
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/env/VMJ9.h b/runtime/compiler/env/VMJ9.h
index 4d1710f1a1..615db2d7d3 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/env/VMJ9.h
+++ b/runtime/compiler/env/VMJ9.h
@@ -820,7 +820,6 @@ class TR_J9VMBase : public TR_FrontEnd
    void *getCCPreLoadedCodeAddress(TR::CodeCache *codeCache, TR_CCPreLoadedCode h, TR::CodeGenerator *cg);
 
    virtual void reserveTrampolineIfNecessary( TR::Compilation *, TR::SymbolReference *symRef, bool inBinaryEncoding);
-   virtual intptrj_t indexedTrampolineLookup(int32_t helperIndex, void *callSite);
    virtual TR::CodeCache* getResolvedTrampoline( TR::Compilation *, TR::CodeCache* curCache, J9Method * method, bool inBinaryEncoding) = 0;
 
    // Interpreter profiling support