diff --git a/src/Orchard/DisplayManagement/IShapeProvider.cs b/src/Orchard/DisplayManagement/IShapeProvider.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 77a771165..000000000
--- a/src/Orchard/DisplayManagement/IShapeProvider.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-namespace Orchard.DisplayManagement {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Base interface for module components which define new shape types and
-    /// optionally provide default implementation method
-    /// </summary>
-    public interface IShapeProvider : IDependency{}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
index 5032e24f9..da4c42612 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@
     <Compile Include="DisplayManagement\Implementation\DisplayHelperFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DisplayManagement\Implementation\IDisplayManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DisplayManagement\IShapeFactory.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="DisplayManagement\IShapeProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DisplayManagement\Descriptors\Interfaces.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DisplayManagement\Implementation\ShapeHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DisplayManagement\Implementation\ShapeHelperFactory.cs" />