diff --git a/js/id/geo.js b/js/id/geo.js
index 36ca5fb3a..8978828b0 100644
--- a/js/id/geo.js
+++ b/js/id/geo.js
@@ -135,33 +135,3 @@ iD.geo.pathLength = function(path) {
     }
     return length;
 };
-
-iD.geo.pointInFeature = function(point, feature) {
-    if (feature.bounds) {
-        var bounds = feature.bounds;
-
-        if (point[0] < bounds[0][0] || point[0] > bounds[1][0] || point[1] < bounds[0][1] || point[1] > bounds[1][1])
-            return false;
-    }
-
-    if (feature.geometry.type === 'Polygon') {
-        return _.every(feature.geometry.coordinates, function (ring, i) {
-            if (i === 0)
-                return iD.geo.pointInPolygon(point, ring);
-
-            return !iD.geo.pointInPolygon(point, ring);
-        });
-    }
-    else if (feature.geometry.type === 'MultiPolygon') {
-        return _.some(feature.geometry.coordinates, function (polygon) {
-            return _.every(polygon, function (ring, i) {
-                if (i === 0)
-                    return iD.geo.pointInPolygon(point, ring);
-
-                return !iD.geo.pointInPolygon(point, ring);
-            });
-        });
-    }
-
-    return false;
-};
diff --git a/test/spec/geo.js b/test/spec/geo.js
index 38b2514c4..a6a86ecb2 100644
--- a/test/spec/geo.js
+++ b/test/spec/geo.js
@@ -223,52 +223,4 @@ describe('iD.geo', function() {
             expect(iD.geo.pathLength(path)).to.eql(0);
         });
     });
-
-    describe('.pointInFeature', function() {
-        it('point should be in a polygon feature', function() {
-            var feature = { geometry: { type: 'Polygon', coordinates: [[[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [0, 0]]] } };
-            var point = [0.5, 0.5];
-            expect(iD.geo.pointInFeature(point, feature)).to.be.true;
-        });
-        it('point should not be in a polygon feature with a hole', function() {
-            var feature = { geometry: { type: 'Polygon', coordinates: [[[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [0, 0]], [[0.1, 0.1], [0.1, 0.9], [0.9, 0.9], [0.9, 0.1], [0.1, 0.1]]] } };
-            var point = [0.5, 0.5];
-            expect(iD.geo.pointInFeature(point, feature)).to.be.false;
-        });
-        it('point should be in a polygon feature with a hole', function() {
-            var feature = { geometry: { type: 'Polygon', coordinates: [[[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [0, 0]], [[0.1, 0.1], [0.1, 0.9], [0.9, 0.9], [0.9, 0.1], [0.1, 0.1]]] } };
-            var point = [0.05, 0.05];
-            expect(iD.geo.pointInFeature(point, feature)).to.be.true;
-        });
-        it('point should be in a polygon feature with bounds', function() {
-            var feature = { geometry: { type: 'Polygon', coordinates: [[[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [0, 0]]] }, bounds: [[0, 0], [1, 1]] };
-            var point = [0.5, 0.5];
-            expect(iD.geo.pointInFeature(point, feature)).to.be.true;
-        });
-        it('point should not be in a polygon feature with bounds', function() {
-            var feature = { geometry: { type: 'Polygon', coordinates: [[[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [0, 0]]] }, bounds: [[0, 0], [1, 1]] };
-            var point = [0.5, 1.5];
-            expect(iD.geo.pointInFeature(point, feature)).to.be.false;
-        });
-        it('point should not be in a point feature', function() {
-            var feature = { geometry: { type: 'Point', coordinates: [0, 0] } };
-            var point = [0.5, 0.5];
-            expect(iD.geo.pointInFeature(point, feature)).to.be.false;
-        });
-        it('point should be in a multipolygon feature', function() {
-            var feature = { geometry: { type: 'MultiPolygon', coordinates: [[[[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [0, 0]]], [[[2, 2], [2, 3], [3, 3], [3, 2], [2, 2]]]] } };
-            var point = [0.5, 0.5];
-            expect(iD.geo.pointInFeature(point, feature)).to.be.true;
-        });
-        it('point should be in a multipolygon feature in second polygon', function() {
-            var feature = { geometry: { type: 'MultiPolygon', coordinates: [[[[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [0, 0]]], [[[2, 2], [2, 3], [3, 3], [3, 2], [2, 2]]]] } };
-            var point = [2.5, 2.5];
-            expect(iD.geo.pointInFeature(point, feature)).to.be.true;
-        });
-        it('point should not be in a multipolygon feature', function() {
-            var feature = { geometry: { type: 'MultiPolygon', coordinates: [[[[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [0, 0]]], [[[2, 2], [2, 3], [3, 3], [3, 2], [2, 2]]]] } };
-            var point = [0.5, 1.5];
-            expect(iD.geo.pointInFeature(point, feature)).to.be.false;
-        });
-    });
 });