diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCache.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCache.java
index 43e7bf15f3b8840fb816027cc73f943bf54b0391..5ebad96b15f4194af56e46d7ae8956b171f3b7b3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCache.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCache.java
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ public class EhCacheCache implements Cache<Object, Object> {
 		return (element != null ? true : false);
 	}
 
-	public boolean containsValue(Object value) {
-		// force expiry check to guarantee a valid result (otherwise expired elements are considered)
-		cache.evictExpiredElements();
-		return cache.isValueInCache(value);
-	}
-
 	public Object get(Object key) {
 		Element element = cache.get(key);
 		return (element != null ? element.getObjectValue() : null);