diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script.runtime/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/runtime/internal/engine/ScriptEngineImpl.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script.runtime/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/runtime/internal/engine/ScriptEngineImpl.java
index 380466e49ff..ef709d46189 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script.runtime/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/runtime/internal/engine/ScriptEngineImpl.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script.runtime/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/runtime/internal/engine/ScriptEngineImpl.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 import org.openhab.core.model.script.ScriptStandaloneSetup;
 import org.openhab.core.model.script.engine.Script;
 import org.openhab.core.model.script.engine.ScriptEngine;
-import org.openhab.core.model.script.engine.ScriptExecutionException;
 import org.openhab.core.model.script.engine.ScriptParsingException;
 import org.openhab.core.model.script.runtime.ScriptRuntime;
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Activate;
@@ -118,11 +117,6 @@ public Script newScriptFromXExpression(XExpression expression) {
         return script;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Object executeScript(String scriptAsString) throws ScriptParsingException, ScriptExecutionException {
-        return newScriptFromString(scriptAsString).execute();
-    }
-
     private XExpression parseScriptIntoXTextEObject(String scriptAsString) throws ScriptParsingException {
         XtextResourceSet resourceSet = getResourceSet();
         Resource resource = resourceSet.createResource(computeUnusedUri(resourceSet)); // IS-A XtextResource
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/engine/ScriptEngine.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/engine/ScriptEngine.java
index f64b8198d68..f86003cad1d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/engine/ScriptEngine.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/engine/ScriptEngine.java
@@ -31,16 +31,6 @@ public interface ScriptEngine {
      */
     Script newScriptFromString(final String scriptAsString) throws ScriptParsingException;
 
-    /**
-     * Executes a script that is passed as a string
-     *
-     * @param scriptAsString
-     * @return the return value of the script
-     * @throws ScriptParsingException
-     * @throws ScriptExecutionException
-     */
-    Object executeScript(final String scriptAsString) throws ScriptParsingException, ScriptExecutionException;
-
     /**
      * Wraps an Xbase XExpression in a Script instance
      *