diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/FieldInfo.java b/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/FieldInfo.java
index 08851184194..4b59e7feea9 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/FieldInfo.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/FieldInfo.java
@@ -75,28 +75,4 @@ final class FieldInfo {
       this.storePayloads = true;
     }
   }
-
-  void update(FieldInfo other) {
-    if (isIndexed != other.isIndexed) {
-      isIndexed = true;                      // once indexed, always index
-    }
-    if (storeTermVector != other.storeTermVector) {
-      storeTermVector = true;                // once vector, always vector
-    }
-    if (storePositionWithTermVector != other.storePositionWithTermVector) {
-      storePositionWithTermVector = true;                // once vector, always vector
-    }
-    if (storeOffsetWithTermVector != other.storeOffsetWithTermVector) {
-      storeOffsetWithTermVector = true;                // once vector, always vector
-    }
-    if (omitNorms != other.omitNorms) {
-      omitNorms = false;                // once norms are stored, always store
-    }
-    if (this.omitTf != omitTf) {
-      this.omitTf = true;                // if one require omitTf at least once, it remains off for life
-    }
-    if (storePayloads != other.storePayloads) {
-      storePayloads = true;
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/FieldInfos.java b/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/FieldInfos.java
index 234db7cd711..a01020d7e58 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/FieldInfos.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/FieldInfos.java
@@ -211,18 +211,6 @@ final class FieldInfos {
     return fi;
   }
 
-  synchronized public FieldInfo add(FieldInfo fieldInfo) {
-    FieldInfo fi = fieldInfo(fieldInfo.name);
-    if (fi == null) {
-      return addInternal(fieldInfo.name, fieldInfo.isIndexed, fieldInfo.storeTermVector,
-                         fieldInfo.storePositionWithTermVector, fieldInfo.storeOffsetWithTermVector,
-                         fieldInfo.omitNorms, fieldInfo.storePayloads, fieldInfo.omitTf);
-    } else {
-      fi.update(fieldInfo);
-    }
-    return fi;
-  }
-
   private FieldInfo addInternal(String name, boolean isIndexed,
                                 boolean storeTermVector, boolean storePositionWithTermVector, 
                                 boolean storeOffsetWithTermVector, boolean omitNorms, boolean storePayloads, boolean omitTf) {