diff --git a/Magick++/lib/Image.cpp b/Magick++/lib/Image.cpp
index 522b1db3b9..7160e26ffa 100644
--- a/Magick++/lib/Image.cpp
+++ b/Magick++/lib/Image.cpp
@@ -864,16 +864,6 @@ void Magick::Image::draw ( const std::list<Magick::Drawable> &drawable_ )
 }
 
 // Hilight edges in image
-void Magick::Image::edge ( const double radius_)
-{
-  ExceptionInfo exceptionInfo;
-  GetExceptionInfo( &exceptionInfo );
-  MagickCore::Image* newImage =
-    EdgeImage( image(), radius_, 1.0, &exceptionInfo );
-  replaceImage( newImage );
-  throwException( exceptionInfo );
-  (void) DestroyExceptionInfo( &exceptionInfo );
-}
 void Magick::Image::edge ( const double radius_, const double sigma_ )
 {
   ExceptionInfo exceptionInfo;
diff --git a/Magick++/lib/Magick++/Image.h b/Magick++/lib/Magick++/Image.h
index dd0397c36b..a277ad37db 100644
--- a/Magick++/lib/Magick++/Image.h
+++ b/Magick++/lib/Magick++/Image.h
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ namespace Magick
     void            draw ( const std::list<Magick::Drawable> &drawable_ );
     
     // Edge image (hilight edges in image)
-    void            edge ( const double radius_ = 0.0 );
     void            edge ( const double radius_ = 0.0,
                            const double sigma_ = 1.0);