diff --git a/libraries/List.class.php b/libraries/List.class.php
index 3440e1be51..c04832285c 100644
--- a/libraries/List.class.php
+++ b/libraries/List.class.php
@@ -41,20 +41,6 @@ abstract class PMA_List extends ArrayObject
         parent::__construct($array, $flags, $iterator_class);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * returns item only if there is only one in the list
-     *
-     * @return PMA_List single item
-     */
-    public function getSingleItem()
-    {
-        if (count($this) === 1) {
-            return reset($this);
-        }
-
-        return $this->getEmpty();
-    }
-
     /**
      * defines what is an empty item (0, '', false or null)
      *
diff --git a/test/classes/PMA_List_Database_test.php b/test/classes/PMA_List_Database_test.php
index 2fa6f2b12b..17d0b794fc 100644
--- a/test/classes/PMA_List_Database_test.php
+++ b/test/classes/PMA_List_Database_test.php
@@ -58,17 +58,6 @@ class PMA_List_Database_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertEquals('', $arr->getEmpty());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Test for PMA_List_Database::getSingleItem
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function testSingle()
-    {
-        $arr = new PMA_List_Database;
-        $this->assertEquals('single_db', $arr->getSingleItem());
-    }
-
     /**
      * Test for PMA_List_Database::exists
      *