diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Source.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Source.scala
index 1cbf51ef5c..c8ba1e6a33 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Source.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/Source.scala
@@ -146,12 +146,6 @@ object Source {
   def single[T](element: T): Source[T, Unit] =
     new Source(scaladsl.Source.single(element))
 
-  /**
-   * Create a `Source` with the given elements.
-   */
-  def elements[T](elems: T*): Source[T, Unit] =
-    new Source(scaladsl.Source(() ⇒ elems.iterator))
-
   /**
    * Create a `Source` that will continually emit the given element.
    */