diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MacroDef.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MacroDef.java
index 09765781c..9e4973019 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MacroDef.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MacroDef.java
@@ -90,15 +90,6 @@ public class MacroDef extends AntlibDefinition implements TaskContainer {
         this.name = name;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Set the class loader.
-     * Not used
-     * @param classLoader a <code>ClassLoader</code> value
-     */
-    public void setAntlibClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) {
-        // Ignore
-    }
-
     /**
      * Add a nested task to ExtendType
      * @param nestedTask  Nested task/type to extend