diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
index 7c2f8edbca..8aac33f4cc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             }
         }
 
-        public Object osParseJSONNew(string JSON)
+        private Object osParseJSONNew(string JSON)
         {
             CheckThreatLevel(ThreatLevel.None, "osParseJSONNew");
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
index c447d1f6e3..8aa12497ae 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api.Interfaces
 
         string osGetScriptEngineName();
         string osGetSimulatorVersion();
-        Object osParseJSONNew(string JSON);
         Hashtable osParseJSON(string JSON);
 
         void osMessageObject(key objectUUID,string message);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
index afa9ae0431..95dff180e2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
@@ -430,11 +430,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase
             return m_OSSL_Functions.osParseJSON(JSON);
         }
         
-        public Object osParseJSONNew(string JSON)
-        {
-            return m_OSSL_Functions.osParseJSONNew(JSON);
-        }
-
         public void osMessageObject(key objectUUID,string message)
         {
             m_OSSL_Functions.osMessageObject(objectUUID,message);