diff --git a/question/type/gapselect/backup/moodle2/restore_qtype_gapselect_plugin.class.php b/question/type/gapselect/backup/moodle2/restore_qtype_gapselect_plugin.class.php
index ec71f1f15f8..7ff509c0f48 100755
--- a/question/type/gapselect/backup/moodle2/restore_qtype_gapselect_plugin.class.php
+++ b/question/type/gapselect/backup/moodle2/restore_qtype_gapselect_plugin.class.php
@@ -79,46 +79,6 @@ class restore_qtype_gapselect_plugin extends restore_qtype_plugin {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Given one question_states record, return the answer
-     * recoded pointing to all the restored stuff for gapselect questions
-     *
-     * answer are two (hypen speparated) lists of comma separated question_answers
-     * the first to specify the order of the answers and the second to specify the
-     * responses. Note the order list (the first one) can be optional
-     */
-    public function recode_state_answer($state) {
-        $answer = $state->answer;
-        $orderarr = array();
-        $responsesarr = array();
-        $lists = explode(':', $answer);
-        // if only 1 list, answer is missing the order list, adjust
-        if (count($lists) == 1) {
-            $lists[1] = $lists[0]; // here we have the responses
-            $lists[0] = '';        // here we have the order
-        }
-        // Map order
-        foreach (explode(',', $lists[0]) as $id) {
-            if (!empty($id) && $newid = $this->get_mappingid('question_answer', $id)) {
-                $orderarr[] = $newid;
-            }
-        }
-        // Map responses
-        foreach (explode(',', $lists[1]) as $id) {
-            if (!empty($id) && $newid = $this->get_mappingid('question_answer', $id)) {
-                $responsesarr[] = $newid;
-            }
-        }
-        // Build the final answer, if not order, only responses
-        $result = '';
-        if (empty($orderarr)) {
-            $result = implode(',', $responsesarr);
-        } else {
-            $result = implode(',', $orderarr) . ':' . implode(',', $responsesarr);
-        }
-        return $result;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Return the contents of this qtype to be processed by the links decoder
      */