diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/IOption.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/IOption.java
index b43a4b354cf..b608c6e25a7 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/IOption.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/IOption.java
@@ -453,15 +453,6 @@ public interface IOption extends IBuildObject {
 	 */
 	public boolean isExtensionElement();
 
-	/**
-	 * @return <code>true</code> if this option only overrides the value attribute
-	 * of its superclass and <code>false</code> if it overrides other attributes.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated as of 3.0.1
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public boolean overridesOnlyValue();
-	
 	/**
 	 * @return <code>true</code> if this option is valid and <code>false</code>
 	 * if the option cannot be safely used due to an error in the MBS grammar.
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/Option.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/Option.java
index c2c0e6f54c6..821f8a4f015 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/Option.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/Option.java
@@ -1979,32 +1979,6 @@ public class Option extends BuildObject implements IOption, IBuildPropertiesRest
 		return isExtensionOption;
 	}
 
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IOption#overridesOnlyValue()
-	 * Deprecated since 3.0.1
-	 */
-	public boolean overridesOnlyValue() {
-		if (superClass != null &&
-			unusedChildren == null &&
-		    browseType == null &&
-		    browseFilterExtensions == null &&
-		    (builtIns == null || builtIns.size() == 0) &&
-		    category == null &&
-			categoryId == null &&
-			command == null &&
-			commandFalse == null &&
-			tip == null &&
-			contextId == null &&
-			enumList == null &&
-			enumCommands == null &&
-			enumNames == null &&
-			defaultValue == null) {
-			return true;
-		} else {
-			return false;
-		}			
-	}
-
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IOption#isDirty()
 	 */
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/OptionReference.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/OptionReference.java
index c43a2110239..82c507c1d5a 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/OptionReference.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/OptionReference.java
@@ -741,13 +741,7 @@ public class OptionReference implements IOption {
 	public boolean isExtensionElement() {
 		return false;
 	}
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IOption#overridesOnlyValue()
-	 */
-	public boolean overridesOnlyValue() {
-		return false;
-	}
-	
+
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * Sets the raw value.
 	 */