     }
 
     /**
-     * @private
-     *
-     * Get the embedded font for a set of font attributes.
-     */
-    mx_internal function getEmbeddedFont(fontName:String, bold:Boolean, italic:Boolean):EmbeddedFont
-    {
-        // Check if we can reuse a cached value.
-        if (cachedEmbeddedFont)
-        {
-            if (cachedEmbeddedFont.fontName == fontName &&
-                cachedEmbeddedFont.fontStyle == EmbeddedFontRegistry.getFontStyle(bold, italic))
-            {
-                return cachedEmbeddedFont;
-            }
-        }
-
-        cachedEmbeddedFont = new EmbeddedFont(fontName, bold, italic);
-
-        return cachedEmbeddedFont;
-    }
-
-    /**
      *  @private
      *  Finds a module factory that can create a TextField
      *  that can display the given font.

     *  document.automaticRadioButtonGroups[groupName] = theRadioButtonGroup;
     */
    mx_internal var automaticRadioButtonGroups:Object;

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //

    /**
     * @private
     *
     * storage for advanced layout and transform properties.
     */
    private var _layoutFeatures:AdvancedLayoutFeatures;
