diff --git a/compiler/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.cpp b/compiler/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.cpp
index 3b9928e1ed5..ece48384847 100644
--- a/compiler/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.cpp
+++ b/compiler/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.cpp
@@ -1293,27 +1293,6 @@ bool OMR::CodeGenerator::areAssignableGPRsScarce()
       return (self()->getMaximumNumbersOfAssignableGPRs() <= threshold);
    }
 
-// J9
-//
-TR::Node *
-OMR::CodeGenerator::createOrFindClonedNode(TR::Node *node, int32_t numChildren)
-   {
-   TR_HashId index;
-   if (!_uncommmonedNodes.locate(node->getGlobalIndex(), index))
-      {
-      // has not been uncommoned already, clone and store for later
-      TR::Node *clone = TR::Node::copy(node, numChildren);
-      _uncommmonedNodes.add(node->getGlobalIndex(), index, clone);
-      node = clone;
-      }
-   else
-      {
-      // found previously cloned node
-      node = (TR::Node *) _uncommmonedNodes.getData(index);
-      }
-   return node;
-   }
-
 
 // returns true iff, based on opcodes and offsets if two store/load/address nodes are definitely disjoint (i.e. guaranteed not to overlap)
 // any combination of stores,loads and address nodes are allowed as node1 and node2
diff --git a/compiler/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.hpp b/compiler/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.hpp
index 2b27555f6eb..c93f675c6fe 100644
--- a/compiler/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.hpp
+++ b/compiler/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.hpp
@@ -1391,8 +1391,6 @@ class OMR_EXTENSIBLE CodeGenerator
 
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-   TR::Node *createOrFindClonedNode(TR::Node *node, int32_t numChildren);
-
    bool constantAddressesCanChangeSize(TR::Node *node);
    bool profiledPointersRequireRelocation();
    bool needGuardSitesEvenWhenGuardRemoved();