diff --git a/src/timer_wrap.cc b/src/timer_wrap.cc
index d2c9a8c9ae2..d422f059953 100644
--- a/src/timer_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/timer_wrap.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class TimerWrap : public HandleWrap {
 
     env->SetProtoMethod(constructor, "start", Start);
     env->SetProtoMethod(constructor, "stop", Stop);
-    env->SetProtoMethod(constructor, "setRepeat", SetRepeat);
     env->SetProtoMethod(constructor, "getRepeat", GetRepeat);
     env->SetProtoMethod(constructor, "again", Again);
 
@@ -101,16 +100,6 @@ class TimerWrap : public HandleWrap {
     args.GetReturnValue().Set(err);
   }
 
-  static void SetRepeat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
-    TimerWrap* wrap = Unwrap<TimerWrap>(args.Holder());
-
-    CHECK(HandleWrap::IsAlive(wrap));
-
-    int64_t repeat = args[0]->IntegerValue();
-    uv_timer_set_repeat(&wrap->handle_, repeat);
-    args.GetReturnValue().Set(0);
-  }
-
   static void GetRepeat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     TimerWrap* wrap = Unwrap<TimerWrap>(args.Holder());