diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/JEditTextArea.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/JEditTextArea.java
index 544ffeb7a..d2ef145a9 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/JEditTextArea.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/JEditTextArea.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import javax.swing.undo.*;
 import javax.swing.*;
 
 import java.awt.im.InputMethodRequests;
-import java.awt.print.Printable;
 
 import processing.app.syntax.im.InputMethodSupport;
 import processing.core.PApplet;
@@ -262,11 +261,6 @@ public class JEditTextArea extends JComponent
   }
 
 
-  public final Printable getPrintable() {
-    return painter.getPrintable();
-  }
-
-
   public TextAreaDefaults getDefaults() {
     return defaults;
   }