diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/src/org/eclipse/xtext/util/Strings.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/src/org/eclipse/xtext/util/Strings.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/src/org/eclipse/xtext/util/Strings.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext.util/src/org/eclipse/xtext/util/Strings.java
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ public class Strings {
 
 	public static final String[] EMPTY_ARRAY = new String[0];
 
-	/**
-	 * @deprecated will be moved to JUnit utilities.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
 	public static boolean equalsIgnoreWhitespace(String left, String right) {
 		String l = left == null ? "" : left.replaceAll("\\s", "");
 		String r = right == null ? "" : right.replaceAll("\\s", "");
[util] removed 'planned' deprecation.