diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/basics/VehicleRoutingProblem.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/basics/VehicleRoutingProblem.java
index 90b3bfe7..1a95f8b4 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/basics/VehicleRoutingProblem.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/basics/VehicleRoutingProblem.java
@@ -305,11 +305,7 @@ public class VehicleRoutingProblem {
 	public static enum FleetComposition {
 		HETEROGENEOUS, HOMOGENEOUS;
 	}
-	
-	public static Builder newBuilderInstance(){
-		return new Builder();
-	}
-	
+
 	public static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(VehicleRoutingProblem.class);
 	
 	private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(VehicleRoutingProblem.class);