diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/FutureFactoryImpl.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/FutureFactoryImpl.java
index 332ef5562..e43578532 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/FutureFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/FutureFactoryImpl.java
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ public class FutureFactoryImpl implements FutureFactory {
     return new FutureImpl<>();
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public <T> Future<T> future() {
-    return new FutureImpl<>();
-  }
-
   @Override
   public <T> Future<T> succeededFuture() {
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/spi/FutureFactory.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/spi/FutureFactory.java
index 69fa5f9ab..fa30bb44a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/spi/FutureFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/spi/FutureFactory.java
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ public interface FutureFactory {
 
   <T> Promise<T> promise();
 
-  <T> Future<T> future();
-
   <T> Future<T> succeededFuture();
 
   <T> Future<T> succeededFuture(T result);