diff --git a/src/core/utils/index.js b/src/core/utils/index.js
index 2a7f027..0e43d35 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/index.js
+++ b/src/core/utils/index.js
@@ -174,41 +174,6 @@
         utils._saidHello = true;
     },
 
-    /**
-     * A wrapper for ajax requests to be handled cross browser
-     *
-     * TODO: Replace this wil superagent
-     *
-     * @class
-     * @namespace PIXI
-     */
-    AjaxRequest: function ()
-    {
-        var activexmodes = ['Msxml2.XMLHTTP.6.0', 'Msxml2.XMLHTTP.3.0', 'Microsoft.XMLHTTP']; //activeX versions to check for in IE
-
-        if (window.ActiveXObject)
-        { //Test for support for ActiveXObject in IE first (as XMLHttpRequest in IE7 is broken)
-            for (var i=0; i<activexmodes.length; i++)
-            {
-                try{
-                    return new window.ActiveXObject(activexmodes[i]);
-                }
-                catch(e)
-                {
-                    //suppress error
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        else if (window.XMLHttpRequest) // if Mozilla, Safari etc
-        {
-            return new window.XMLHttpRequest();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-    },
-
     // TODO: refactor out this
     TextureCache: {},
     BaseTextureCache: {}