1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/util/internal/object_writer.h b/src/google/protobuf/util/internal/object_writer.h
index b6fbd19b..5781aa1e 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/util/internal/object_writer.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/util/internal/object_writer.h
@@ -119,13 +119,6 @@ class LIBPROTOBUF_EXPORT ObjectWriter {
     return use_strict_base64_decoding_;
   }
 
-  // Whether empty strings should be rendered for the next name for Start/Render
-  // calls. This setting is only valid until the next key is rendered, after
-  // which it gets reset.
-  // It is up to the derived classes to interpret this and render accordingly.
-  // Default implementation ignores this setting.
-  virtual void empty_name_ok_for_next_key() {}
-
  protected:
   ObjectWriter() : use_strict_base64_decoding_(true) {}