diff --git a/_pytest/main.py b/_pytest/main.py
index 4bddf1e2d..f05fa74b0 100644
--- a/_pytest/main.py
+++ b/_pytest/main.py
@@ -363,24 +363,6 @@ class Node(object):
     def teardown(self):
         pass
 
-    def _memoizedcall(self, attrname, function):
-        exattrname = "_ex_" + attrname
-        failure = getattr(self, exattrname, None)
-        if failure is not None:
-            py.builtin._reraise(failure[0], failure[1], failure[2])
-        if hasattr(self, attrname):
-            return getattr(self, attrname)
-        try:
-            res = function()
-        except py.builtin._sysex:
-            raise
-        except:
-            failure = sys.exc_info()
-            setattr(self, exattrname, failure)
-            raise
-        setattr(self, attrname, res)
-        return res
-
     def listchain(self):
         """ return list of all parent collectors up to self,
             starting from root of collection tree. """