diff --git a/core/ArrayData.php b/core/ArrayData.php
index 4d07b1b81..bb32c5dc5 100755
--- a/core/ArrayData.php
+++ b/core/ArrayData.php
@@ -89,18 +89,6 @@ class ArrayData extends ViewableData {
 		return isset($this->array[$f]);
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * @deprecated Use get_object_vars($obj)
-	 * Converts an object with simple properties to
-	 * an associative array.
-	 *
-	 * @param obj $obj
-	 * @return array
-	 */
-	protected static function object_to_array($obj) {
-		return get_object_vars($obj);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Converts an associative array to a simple object
 	 *
diff --git a/tests/ArrayDataTest.php b/tests/ArrayDataTest.php
index 6f5c931ea..8b8ff58e7 100644
--- a/tests/ArrayDataTest.php
+++ b/tests/ArrayDataTest.php
@@ -67,15 +67,6 @@ class ArrayDataTest extends SapphireTest {
 		$this->assertEquals("array (\n  'b' => 'bunny',\n)", $arrayData->forTemplate());
 	}
 
-	function testObjectToArrayWorks() {
-		$object = new ArrayDataTest_NonEmptyObject();
-
-		$array = ArrayDataTest_ArrayData_Exposed::object_to_array($object);
-
-		$this->assertEquals("Apple", $array['a']);
-		$this->assertEquals("Banana", $array['b']);
-	}
-	
 	function testSetField() {
 		$arrayData = new ArrayData(array());
 		
@@ -108,14 +99,6 @@ class ArrayDataTest extends SapphireTest {
 
 }
 
-class ArrayDataTest_ArrayData_Exposed extends ArrayData {
-
-	public static function object_to_array($obj) {
-		return parent::object_to_array($obj);
-	}
-
-}
-
 class ArrayDataTest_NonEmptyObject {
 
 	static $c = "Cucumber";