diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
index 1e6d0867d4..0bcb218fb0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
@@ -1160,27 +1160,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
 
             return display;
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Used to map an <see cref="IContent"/> instance to a <see cref="ContentItemBasic"/> and ensuring a language is present if required
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="content"></param>
-        /// <param name="languageId"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        private ContentItemBasic<ContentPropertyBasic, IContent> MapToBasic(IContent content, int? languageId = null)
-        {
-            //a languageId must exist in the mapping context if this content item has any property type that can be varied by language
-            //otherwise the property validation will fail since it's expecting to be get/set with a language ID. If a languageId is not explicitly
-            //sent up, then it means that the user is editing the default variant language.
-            if (!languageId.HasValue && content.HasLanguageVariantPropertyType())
-            {
-                languageId = Services.LocalizationService.GetDefaultVariantLanguage().Id;
-            }
-
-            var basic = ContextMapper.Map<IContent, ContentItemBasic<ContentPropertyBasic, IContent>>(content, UmbracoContext,
-                new Dictionary<string, object> { { ContextMapper.LanguageKey, languageId } });
-
-            return basic;
-        }
+        
     }
 }