diff --git a/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyStringLiteralExpression.java b/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyStringLiteralExpression.java
index 836df6de724b..f7dd122680df 100644
--- a/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyStringLiteralExpression.java
+++ b/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyStringLiteralExpression.java
@@ -32,21 +32,4 @@ public interface PyStringLiteralExpression extends PyLiteralExpression, StringLi
 
   @NotNull
   List<Pair<TextRange, String>> getDecodedFragments();
-
-  void iterateCharacterRanges(TextRangeConsumer consumer);
-
-  /**
-   * Iterator over decoded string characters.
-   */
-  interface TextRangeConsumer {
-    /**
-     * Process a decoded character.
-     *
-     * @param startOffset start offset in the un-decoded string
-     * @param endOffset end offset in the un-decoded string
-     * @param value decoded character value
-     * @return false in order to stop iteration
-     */
-    boolean process(int startOffset, int endOffset, String value);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyStringLiteralExpressionImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyStringLiteralExpressionImpl.java
index 1c876ac23a15..622eb7e1e461 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyStringLiteralExpressionImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyStringLiteralExpressionImpl.java
@@ -153,14 +153,6 @@ public class PyStringLiteralExpressionImpl extends PyElementImpl implements PySt
     return text.length() > 0 && Character.toUpperCase(text.charAt(0)) == 'C';
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void iterateCharacterRanges(PyStringLiteralExpression.TextRangeConsumer consumer) {
-    for (Pair<TextRange, String> fragment : getDecodedFragments()) {
-      final TextRange range = fragment.getFirst();
-      consumer.process(range.getStartOffset(), range.getEndOffset(), fragment.getSecond());
-    }
-  }
-
   @Override
   @NotNull
   public List<Pair<TextRange, String>> getDecodedFragments() {
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStringLiteralTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStringLiteralTest.java
index 016bbe5f8e0b..765cbd15afdd 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStringLiteralTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStringLiteralTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.jetbrains.python;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.TextRange;
 import com.intellij.psi.LiteralTextEscaper;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
@@ -123,13 +124,9 @@ public class PyStringLiteralTest extends PyTestCase {
     final PyStringLiteralExpression expr = createLiteralFromText(text);
     assertNotNull(expr);
     final List<String> characters = new ArrayList<String>();
-    expr.iterateCharacterRanges(new PyStringLiteralExpression.TextRangeConsumer() {
-      @Override
-      public boolean process(int startOffset, int endOffset, String value) {
-        characters.add(value);
-        return true;
-      }
-    });
+    for (Pair<TextRange, String> fragment : expr.getDecodedFragments()) {
+      characters.add(fragment.getSecond());
+    }
     return characters;
   }
 }