diff --git a/core/modules/utils/dom/dom.js b/core/modules/utils/dom/dom.js
index e554fcfae..417723504 100644
--- a/core/modules/utils/dom/dom.js
+++ b/core/modules/utils/dom/dom.js
@@ -60,27 +60,6 @@ exports.toggleClass = function(el,className,status) {
 	}
 };
 
-exports.applyStyleSheet = function(id,css) {
-	var el = document.getElementById(id);
-	if(document.createStyleSheet) { // Older versions of IE
-		if(el) {
-			el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
-		}
-		document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].insertAdjacentHTML("beforeEnd",
-			'&nbsp;<style id="' + id + '" type="text/css">' + css + '</style>'); // fails without &nbsp;
-	} else { // Modern browsers
-		if(el) {
-			el.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(css), el.firstChild);
-		} else {
-			el = document.createElement("style");
-			el.type = "text/css";
-			el.id = id;
-			el.appendChild(document.createTextNode(css));
-			document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(el);
-		}
-	}
-};
-
 /*
 Get the scroll position of the viewport
 Returns: