diff --git a/packages/lib/src/components/internal/BaseElement/BaseElement.ts b/packages/lib/src/components/internal/BaseElement/BaseElement.ts
index 5ec12f436e..7072f0a6b2 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/components/internal/BaseElement/BaseElement.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/components/internal/BaseElement/BaseElement.ts
@@ -169,23 +169,6 @@ class BaseElement<P extends BaseElementProps> implements IBaseElement {
         return this.unmount().mount(this._node); // for new mount fny
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Unmounts an element and mounts it again on the same node i.e. allows mount w/o having to pass a node.
-     * Should be "private" & undocumented (although being a public function is useful for testing).
-     * Left in for legacy reasons
-     */
-    public remount(component?): this {
-        if (!this._node) {
-            throw new Error('Component is not mounted.');
-        }
-
-        const newComponent = component || this.render();
-
-        render(newComponent, this._node, null);
-
-        return this;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Unmounts a payment element from the DOM
      */
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/components/internal/BaseElement/types.ts b/packages/lib/src/components/internal/BaseElement/types.ts
index 170f9398b5..c8dff750c1 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/components/internal/BaseElement/types.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/components/internal/BaseElement/types.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export interface IBaseElement {
     render(): ComponentChild | Error;
     mount(domNode: HTMLElement | string): IBaseElement;
     update(props): IBaseElement;
-    remount(component): IBaseElement;
     unmount(): IBaseElement;
     remove(): void;
 }