diff --git a/src/Jaeger/SpanContext.php b/src/Jaeger/SpanContext.php
index 1db8841..955d023 100644
--- a/src/Jaeger/SpanContext.php
+++ b/src/Jaeger/SpanContext.php
@@ -161,12 +161,4 @@ public function isTraceIdValid()
     {
         return $this->traceIdLow || $this->traceIdHigh;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function getMD5()
-    {
-        return md5(serialize($this));
-    }
 }