diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index cbc3b408b..bcb9af8e3 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
 		return this.length;
 	},
 
-	// The number of elements contained in the matched element set
-	length: 0,
-
 	// Get the Nth element in the matched element set OR
 	// Get the whole matched element set as a clean array
 	get: function( num ) {