diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/FieldEditLine.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/FieldEditLine.kt
index 16416882a85a..da62ad32ceb3 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/FieldEditLine.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/FieldEditLine.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import android.os.Parcelable
 import android.os.Parcelable.ClassLoaderCreator
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.util.SparseArray
-import android.view.AbsSavedState
 import android.view.ActionMode
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
@@ -136,10 +135,6 @@ class FieldEditLine : FrameLayout {
     val lastViewInTabOrder: View
         get() = binding.expandButton
 
-    fun loadState(state: AbsSavedState) {
-        onRestoreInstanceState(state)
-    }
-
     override fun dispatchSaveInstanceState(container: SparseArray<Parcelable>) {
         dispatchFreezeSelfOnly(container)
     }