diff --git a/src/java/htsjdk/samtools/SAMRecord.java b/src/java/htsjdk/samtools/SAMRecord.java
index 24d6b224d8..362130b20a 100644
--- a/src/java/htsjdk/samtools/SAMRecord.java
+++ b/src/java/htsjdk/samtools/SAMRecord.java
@@ -513,13 +513,6 @@ public int getReferencePositionAtReadPosition(final int offset) {
         return 0; // offset not located in an alignment block
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Unsupported.  This property is derived from alignment start and CIGAR. 
-     */
-    public void setAlignmentEnd(final int value) {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported: setAlignmentEnd");
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return 1-based inclusive leftmost position of the clipped mate sequence, or 0 if there is no position.
      */