diff --git a/MeshLib/MeshEditing/AddLayerToMesh.cpp b/MeshLib/MeshEditing/AddLayerToMesh.cpp
index 1e3431f52e83e90c0205db7dac933d5b5f4982ab..8ef2f24dad13c45977342291a7ece5e4c3382c31 100644
--- a/MeshLib/MeshEditing/AddLayerToMesh.cpp
+++ b/MeshLib/MeshEditing/AddLayerToMesh.cpp
@@ -90,13 +90,6 @@ MeshLib::Mesh* addTopLayerToMesh(MeshLib::Mesh const& mesh,
     return addLayerToMesh(mesh, thickness, name, true);
 }
 
-MeshLib::Mesh* addBottomLayerToMesh(MeshLib::Mesh const& mesh,
-    double thickness,
-    std::string const& name)
-{
-    return addLayerToMesh(mesh, thickness, name, false);
-}
-
 MeshLib::Mesh* addLayerToMesh(MeshLib::Mesh const& mesh, double thickness,
     std::string const& name,
     bool on_top)
diff --git a/MeshLib/MeshEditing/AddLayerToMesh.h b/MeshLib/MeshEditing/AddLayerToMesh.h
index 9ad1e6e61a6c0f03d5f2e5f1fc4f1738f0aad0ce..e9a9f56acc3494fb196668a7679981d12dac6bdf 100644
--- a/MeshLib/MeshEditing/AddLayerToMesh.h
+++ b/MeshLib/MeshEditing/AddLayerToMesh.h
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ MeshLib::Mesh* addTopLayerToMesh(MeshLib::Mesh const& mesh,
     double thickness,
     std::string const& name);
 
-/// Adds a layer at the bottom of the mesh
-MeshLib::Mesh* addBottomLayerToMesh(MeshLib::Mesh const& mesh,
-    double thickness,
-    std::string const& name);
-
 /// Adds a layer to the mesh. If on_top is true, the layer is added on top,
 /// if it is false, the layer is added at the bottom.
 MeshLib::Mesh* addLayerToMesh(MeshLib::Mesh const& mesh,