diff --git a/src/data/ability.ts b/src/data/ability.ts
index 25bffda6f81..05667a29b78 100644
--- a/src/data/ability.ts
+++ b/src/data/ability.ts
@@ -4678,11 +4678,6 @@ export function applyPreDefendAbAttrs(attrType: Constructor<PreDefendAbAttr>,
   pokemon: Pokemon, attacker: Pokemon, move: Move | null, cancelled: Utils.BooleanHolder | null, simulated: boolean = false, ...args: any[]): Promise<void> {
   return applyAbAttrsInternal<PreDefendAbAttr>(attrType, pokemon, (attr, passive) => attr.applyPreDefend(pokemon, passive, simulated, attacker, move, cancelled, args), args, false, simulated);
 }
-export function applyPreDefendAbAttrsNoApply(attrType: Constructor<PreDefendAbAttr>,
-  pokemon: Pokemon, attacker: Pokemon, move: Move, cancelled: Utils.BooleanHolder, ...args: any[]): Promise<void> {
-  const simulated = args.length > 1 && args[1];
-  return applyAbAttrsInternalNoApply<PreDefendAbAttr>(attrType, pokemon, (attr, passive) => attr.applyPreDefend(pokemon, passive, simulated, attacker, move, cancelled, args), args, false, false, simulated);
-}
 
 export function applyPostDefendAbAttrs(attrType: Constructor<PostDefendAbAttr>,
   pokemon: Pokemon, attacker: Pokemon, move: Move, hitResult: HitResult | null, simulated: boolean = false, ...args: any[]): Promise<void> {