diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java
index 946caf4b4..9d77d9cf1 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/XMPPConnection.java
@@ -783,14 +783,6 @@ public class XMPPConnection {
         return packetReader.createPacketCollector(packetFilter);
     }
 
-    public PacketCollector createPacketCollector(PacketFilter packetFilter, boolean debugMode) {
-        if(debugMode) {
-            return new DebuggingPacketCollector(packetReader, packetFilter);
-        } else {
-            return packetReader.createPacketCollector(packetFilter);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Adds a connection listener to this connection that will be notified when
      * the connection closes or fails. The connection needs to already be connected