diff --git a/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift b/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
index 0599c7d14..ff64049bc 100644
--- a/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ class ArticleViewController: UIViewController {
 		return button
 	}()
 	
-	private var isFullScreenAvailable: Bool {
-		return traitCollection.userInterfaceIdiom == .phone && coordinator.isRootSplitCollapsed
-	}
-
 	weak var coordinator: SceneCoordinator!
 	
 	var article: Article? {