diff --git a/modules/core/String.js b/modules/core/String.js
index 207fd332..d655127e 100644
--- a/modules/core/String.js
+++ b/modules/core/String.js
@@ -398,21 +398,6 @@ String.prototype.md5 = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * function returns true if the string ends with
- * the string passed as argument
- * @external
- * @memberof {String}
- * @param String string pattern to search for
- * @return Boolean true in case it matches the end of
- *            the string, false otherwise
- */
-String.prototype.endsWith = function(str) {
-    var javaObj = new java.lang.String(this);
-    return javaObj.endsWith(str);
-};
-
-
 /**
  * fills a string with another string up to a desired length
  * @external