diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/function/Function3.java b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/function/Function3.java
index 2ce714cd0be75bff89e35a5a5af14224a290f5dd..ac6178924a2bfc7a11c78da08ac4e765dd97b06b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/function/Function3.java
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/java/function/Function3.java
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 public abstract class Function3<T1, T2, T3, R> extends WrappedFunction3<T1, T2, T3, R>
         implements Serializable {
 
-    public abstract R call(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3) throws Exception;
-
     public ClassManifest<R> returnType() {
         return (ClassManifest<R>) ClassManifest$.MODULE$.fromClass(Object.class);
     }