diff --git a/crates/ide_db/src/defs.rs b/crates/ide_db/src/defs.rs
index 378bac7b21..de0dc2a40f 100644
--- a/crates/ide_db/src/defs.rs
+++ b/crates/ide_db/src/defs.rs
@@ -79,29 +79,6 @@ impl Definition {
         };
         Some(name)
     }
-
-    pub fn docs(&self, db: &RootDatabase) -> Option<hir::Documentation> {
-        match self {
-            Definition::Macro(it) => it.docs(db),
-            Definition::Field(it) => it.docs(db),
-            Definition::ModuleDef(def) => match def {
-                hir::ModuleDef::Module(it) => it.docs(db),
-                hir::ModuleDef::Function(it) => it.docs(db),
-                hir::ModuleDef::Adt(def) => match def {
-                    hir::Adt::Struct(it) => it.docs(db),
-                    hir::Adt::Union(it) => it.docs(db),
-                    hir::Adt::Enum(it) => it.docs(db),
-                },
-                hir::ModuleDef::Variant(it) => it.docs(db),
-                hir::ModuleDef::Const(it) => it.docs(db),
-                hir::ModuleDef::Static(it) => it.docs(db),
-                hir::ModuleDef::Trait(it) => it.docs(db),
-                hir::ModuleDef::TypeAlias(it) => it.docs(db),
-                hir::ModuleDef::BuiltinType(_) => None,
-            },
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]