diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php
index 0c3a339eb..d845e6f59 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php
@@ -1849,21 +1849,6 @@ class ClassMetadataInfo implements ClassMetadata
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Refine an association targetEntity class pointer to be consumed through loadMetadata event.
-     *
-     * @param string $assoc
-     * @param string $class
-     */
-    public function setAssociationTargetClass($assocName, $class)
-    {
-        if ( ! isset($this->associationMappings[$assocName])) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Association name expected, '" . $assocName ."' is not an association.");
-        }
-
-        $this->associationMappings[$assocName]['targetEntity'] = $class;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets whether this class is to be versioned for optimistic locking.
      *