diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/ORMException.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/ORMException.php
index edfc47df6..039ef2eaa 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/ORMException.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/ORMException.php
@@ -340,16 +340,4 @@ class ORMException extends Exception
     {
         return new self("Can't use IN operator on entities that have composite keys.");
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Used when a given entityName hasn't the good type
-     *
-     * @param mixed $entityName The given entity (which shouldn't be a string)
-     *
-     * @return ORMException
-     */
-    public static function invalidEntityName($entityName)
-    {
-        return new self(sprintf('Entity name must be a string, %s given', gettype($entityName)));
-    }
 }