diff --git a/src/traversing.js b/src/traversing.js
index d30e4e6d..42444c3f 100644
--- a/src/traversing.js
+++ b/src/traversing.js
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 		});
 	},
 
-	contains: function( target ) {
-		return this.has( target ).length > 0;
-	},
-
 	not: function( selector ) {
 		return this.pushStack( winnow(this, selector, false), "not", selector);
 	},