diff --git a/Core/include/Acts/EventData/detail/CalculateResiduals.hpp b/Core/include/Acts/EventData/detail/CalculateResiduals.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 33d800d16e6..00000000000
--- a/Core/include/Acts/EventData/detail/CalculateResiduals.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-// This file is part of the ACTS project.
-//
-// Copyright (C) 2016 CERN for the benefit of the ACTS project
-//
-// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-// file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "Acts/Definitions/TrackParametrization.hpp"
-#include "Acts/Utilities/detail/periodic.hpp"
-
-#include <cassert>
-
-#include <Eigen/Core>
-
-namespace Acts::detail {
-
-/// Residuals between bound reference parameters and a measured subspace.
-///
-/// @tparam index_container_t SequenceContainer for measured indices
-/// @tparam measured_t Measured parameters vector type
-/// @tparam residuals_t Residuals vector type
-/// @param[in] size Size of the measured parameters subspace
-/// @param[in] indices Indices of measured subspace, must have `size` entries
-/// @param[in] reference Reference bound parameters
-/// @param[in] measured Measured parameters subspace
-/// @param[out] residuals Resulting residuals in the measured subspace
-///
-/// @note The separate `size` parameter is also used to allow the selection of
-///   the correct residuals methods depending on the parameters type.
-template <typename index_container_t, typename measured_t, typename residuals_t>
-inline void calculateResiduals(BoundIndices size,
-                               const index_container_t& indices,
-                               const BoundVector& reference,
-                               const Eigen::MatrixBase<measured_t>& measured,
-                               Eigen::MatrixBase<residuals_t>& residuals) {
-  using OutputScalar = typename residuals_t::Scalar;
-
-  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(measured_t);
-  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(residuals_t);
-  assert((size <= eBoundSize) && "Measured subspace is too large");
-  assert((size <= measured.size()) && "Inconsistent measured size");
-  assert((size <= residuals.size()) && "Inconsistent residuals size");
-
-  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
-    std::size_t fullIndex = indices[i];
-    // this is neither elegant nor smart but it is the simplest solution.
-    //
-    // only phi must be handled specially here. the theta limits can only be
-    // correctly handled if phi is updated, too. since we can not ensure that
-    // both are available, it is probably less error-prone to treat theta as a
-    // regular, unrestricted parameter.
-    if (fullIndex == eBoundPhi) {
-      residuals[i] = difference_periodic<OutputScalar>(
-          measured[i], reference[fullIndex],
-          static_cast<OutputScalar>(2 * M_PI));
-    } else {
-      residuals[i] = measured[i] - reference[fullIndex];
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/// Residuals between free reference parameters and a measured subspace.
-///
-/// @tparam index_container_t SequenceContainer for measured inidices
-/// @tparam measured_t Measured parameters vector type
-/// @tparam residuals_t Residuals vector type
-/// @param[in] size Size of the measured parameters subspace
-/// @param[in] indices Indices of measured subspace, must have `size` entries
-/// @param[in] reference Reference free parameters
-/// @param[in] measured Measured parameters subspace
-/// @param[out] residuals Resulting residuals in the measured subspace
-///
-/// @note The separate `size` parameter is also used to allow the selection of
-///   the correct residuals methods depending on the parameters type.
-template <typename index_container_t, typename measured_t, typename residuals_t>
-inline void calculateResiduals(FreeIndices size,
-                               const index_container_t& indices,
-                               const FreeVector& reference,
-                               const Eigen::MatrixBase<measured_t>& measured,
-                               Eigen::MatrixBase<residuals_t>& residuals) {
-  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(measured_t);
-  EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(residuals_t);
-  assert((size <= eFreeSize) && "Measured subspace is too large");
-  assert((size <= measured.size()) && "Inconsistent measured size");
-  assert((size <= residuals.size()) && "Inconsistent residuals size");
-
-  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
-    // all free parameters are unrestricted. no need to call parameter traits
-    residuals[i] = measured[i] - reference[indices[i]];
-  }
-}
-
-}  // namespace Acts::detail
diff --git a/Examples/Framework/include/ActsExamples/EventData/Measurement.hpp b/Examples/Framework/include/ActsExamples/EventData/Measurement.hpp
index a0bf4559509..ab232628341 100644
--- a/Examples/Framework/include/ActsExamples/EventData/Measurement.hpp
+++ b/Examples/Framework/include/ActsExamples/EventData/Measurement.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "Acts/EventData/MeasurementHelpers.hpp"
 #include "Acts/EventData/SubspaceHelpers.hpp"
 #include "Acts/EventData/Types.hpp"
-#include "Acts/EventData/detail/CalculateResiduals.hpp"
 #include "Acts/EventData/detail/ParameterTraits.hpp"
 #include "Acts/EventData/detail/PrintParameters.hpp"
 #include "Acts/Geometry/GeometryIdentifier.hpp"