diff --git a/libs/evoral/Sequence.cc b/libs/evoral/Sequence.cc
index 8a04122b8c..d74573feff 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/Sequence.cc
+++ b/libs/evoral/Sequence.cc
@@ -1210,45 +1210,6 @@ Sequence<Time>::contains_unlocked (const NotePtr& note) const
 	return false;
 }
 
-template<typename Time>
-bool
-Sequence<Time>::overlaps (const NotePtr& note, const NotePtr& without) const
-{
-	ReadLock lock (read_lock());
-	return overlaps_unlocked (note, without);
-}
-
-template<typename Time>
-bool
-Sequence<Time>::overlaps_unlocked (const NotePtr& note, const NotePtr& without) const
-{
-	Time sa = note->time();
-	Time ea  = note->end_time();
-
-	const Pitches& p (pitches (note->channel()));
-	NotePtr search_note(new Note<Time>(0, Time(), Time(), note->note()));
-
-	for (typename Pitches::const_iterator i = p.lower_bound (search_note);
-	     i != p.end() && (*i)->note() == note->note(); ++i) {
-
-		if (without && (**i) == *without) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		Time sb = (*i)->time();
-		Time eb = (*i)->end_time();
-
-		if (((sb > sa) && (eb <= ea)) ||
-		    ((eb >= sa) && (eb <= ea)) ||
-		    ((sb > sa) && (sb <= ea)) ||
-		    ((sa >= sb) && (sa <= eb) && (ea <= eb))) {
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 template<typename Time>
 void
 Sequence<Time>::set_notes (const typename Sequence<Time>::Notes& n)
diff --git a/libs/evoral/evoral/Sequence.h b/libs/evoral/evoral/Sequence.h
index 41ae66c7b2..91ca530e3d 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/evoral/Sequence.h
+++ b/libs/evoral/evoral/Sequence.h
@@ -300,8 +300,6 @@ public:
 	bool edited() const      { return _edited; }
 	void set_edited(bool yn) { _edited = yn; }
 
-	bool overlaps (const NotePtr& ev,
-	               const NotePtr& ignore_this_note) const;
 	bool contains (const NotePtr& ev) const;
 
 	bool add_note_unlocked (const NotePtr note, void* arg = 0);
@@ -339,7 +337,6 @@ protected:
 private:
 	friend class const_iterator;
 
-	bool overlaps_unlocked (const NotePtr& ev, const NotePtr& ignore_this_note) const;
 	bool contains_unlocked (const NotePtr& ev) const;
 
 	void append_note_on_unlocked(const Event<Time>& event, Evoral::event_id_t);