diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
index 06398ff98624..68e06773642b 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 object PickledQuotes {
   import tpd._
 
-  /** Pickle the tree of the quoted.Expr */
-  def pickleExpr(tree: Tree)(implicit ctx: Context): scala.quoted.Expr[Any] = {
-    val pickled = pickleQuote(tree)
-    scala.runtime.quoted.Unpickler.unpickleExpr(pickled, Nil)
-  }
-
   /** Pickle the tree of the quote into strings */
   def pickleQuote(tree: Tree)(implicit ctx: Context): scala.runtime.quoted.Unpickler.Pickled = {
     if (ctx.reporter.hasErrors) Nil