diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 2be2165ea6..84f46c4ab8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -688,21 +688,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         addControllers();
     }
 
-    // TODO: remove
-    void Animation::changeBlendMask(const std::string &groupname, int mask)
-    {
-        AnimStateMap::iterator stateiter = mStates.find(groupname);
-        if(stateiter != mStates.end())
-        {
-            if(stateiter->second.mBlendMask != mask)
-            {
-                stateiter->second.mBlendMask = mask;
-                resetActiveGroups();
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
     void Animation::stopLooping(const std::string& groupname)
     {
         AnimStateMap::iterator stateiter = mStates.find(groupname);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index 35c0b5346c..1cf2ce9bab 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -392,7 +392,6 @@ public:
      * \param groupname Animation group to disable.
      */
     void disable(const std::string &groupname);
-    void changeBlendMask(const std::string &groupname, int mask);
 
     /** Retrieves the velocity (in units per second) that the animation will move. */
     float getVelocity(const std::string &groupname) const;