diff --git a/flixel/graphics/frames/bmfont/BMFontChar.hx b/flixel/graphics/frames/bmfont/BMFontChar.hx
index 30c06bcc15..7f4b19f432 100644
--- a/flixel/graphics/frames/bmfont/BMFontChar.hx
+++ b/flixel/graphics/frames/bmfont/BMFontChar.hx
@@ -126,18 +126,4 @@ class BMFontChar
 		}
 		return chars;
 	}
-	
-	static function getCorrectLetter(letter:String)
-	{
-		// handle some special cases of letters in the xml files
-		return switch (letter)
-		{
-			case "space": ' ';
-			case """: '"';
-			case "&": '&';
-			case ">": '>';
-			case "&lt;": '<';
-			default: letter;
-		}
-	}
 }
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