diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/util/message_differencer.h b/src/google/protobuf/util/message_differencer.h
index 227cc45ca8dbe..b3fe5cafef29f 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/util/message_differencer.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/util/message_differencer.h
@@ -505,9 +505,6 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT MessageDifferencer {
   // Add a custom ignore criteria that is evaluated in addition to the
   // ignored fields added with IgnoreField.
   // Takes ownership of ignore_criteria.
-  void AddIgnoreCriteria(IgnoreCriteria* ignore_criteria) {
-    AddIgnoreCriteria(absl::WrapUnique(ignore_criteria));
-  }
   void AddIgnoreCriteria(std::unique_ptr<IgnoreCriteria> ignore_criteria);
 
   // Indicates that any field with the given descriptor should be