diff --git a/security/Member.php b/security/Member.php
index 396c2a1da..33537f730 100644
--- a/security/Member.php
+++ b/security/Member.php
@@ -622,19 +622,6 @@ class Member extends DataObject {
 
 		return false;
 	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Returns true if this user is an administrator.
-	 * Administrators have access to everything.
-	 * 
-	 * @TODO Should this function really exist? Is not {@link isAdmin()} the
-	 *       only right name for this?
-	 * 
-	 * @return Returns TRUE if this user is an administrator.
-	 */
-	function isAdmin() {
-		return Permission::check('ADMIN');
-	}
 
 	//------------------- HELPER METHODS -----------------------------------//