diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/LazyProxy/ProxyHelper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/LazyProxy/ProxyHelper.php
index 84686efff5..57ea90eae0 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/LazyProxy/ProxyHelper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/LazyProxy/ProxyHelper.php
@@ -62,17 +62,4 @@ class ProxyHelper
             return $prefix.$parent->name;
         }
     }
-
-    private static function export($value)
-    {
-        if (!is_array($value)) {
-            return var_export($value, true);
-        }
-        $code = array();
-        foreach ($value as $k => $v) {
-            $code[] = sprintf('%s => %s', var_export($k, true), self::export($v));
-        }
-
-        return sprintf('array(%s)', implode(', ', $code));
-    }
 }