diff --git a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/SketchData.java b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/SketchData.java
index 21aeecb48..b56685815 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/SketchData.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/SketchData.java
@@ -248,10 +248,6 @@ public class SketchData {
     return name;
   }
 
-  public void setName(String name) {
-    this.name = name;
-  }
-
   public void clearCodeDocs() {
     codes.clear();
   }