diff --git a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/ContentItemExtensions.cs b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/ContentItemExtensions.cs
index 11807448c..c8caa9a03 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/ContentItemExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/ContentItemExtensions.cs
@@ -114,18 +114,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.Html {
                 new RouteValueDictionary(htmlAttributes));
         }
 
-        public static MvcHtmlString ItemEditLink(this HtmlHelper html, string linkText, IContent content, object additionalRouteValues, object htmlAttributes) {
-            var metadata = content.ContentItem.ContentManager.GetItemMetadata(content);
-            if (metadata.EditorRouteValues == null)
-                return null;
-
-            return html.ActionLink(
-                NonNullOrEmpty(linkText, metadata.DisplayText, content.ContentItem.TypeDefinition.DisplayName),
-                Convert.ToString(metadata.EditorRouteValues["action"]),
-                metadata.EditorRouteValues.Merge(additionalRouteValues),
-                htmlAttributes);
-        }
-
         public static MvcHtmlString ItemAdminLink(this HtmlHelper html, IContent content) {
             return ItemAdminLink(html, null, content);
         }