diff --git a/echosvg-codec/src/main/java/io/sf/carte/echosvg/ext/awt/image/codec/png/PNGImage.java b/echosvg-codec/src/main/java/io/sf/carte/echosvg/ext/awt/image/codec/png/PNGImage.java
index eade9c889..3f7782c02 100644
--- a/echosvg-codec/src/main/java/io/sf/carte/echosvg/ext/awt/image/codec/png/PNGImage.java
+++ b/echosvg-codec/src/main/java/io/sf/carte/echosvg/ext/awt/image/codec/png/PNGImage.java
@@ -19,14 +19,11 @@
 package io.sf.carte.echosvg.ext.awt.image.codec.png;
 
 import java.awt.Color;
-import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.Point;
 import java.awt.Transparency;
 import java.awt.color.ColorSpace;
 import java.awt.color.ICC_ColorSpace;
 import java.awt.color.ICC_Profile;
-import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
-import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.awt.image.ColorModel;
 import java.awt.image.ComponentColorModel;
 import java.awt.image.DataBuffer;
@@ -48,7 +45,6 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
-import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
@@ -1929,30 +1925,4 @@ private void decodeImage(boolean useInterlacing) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Convert to a {@code BufferedImage}.
-	 * <p>
-	 * This method is experimental and could be removed without warning.
-	 * </p>
-	 * 
-	 * @return the {@code BufferedImage}.
-	 */
-	BufferedImage toBufferedImage() {
-		ColorModel cm = getColorModel();
-		SampleModel sm = getSampleModel();
-
-		Point loc = new Point(getMinX(), getMinY());
-
-		WritableRaster raster = Raster.createWritableRaster(sm, loc);
-		Hashtable<String, Object> props = new Hashtable<>(properties);
-
-		BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(cm, raster, cm.isAlphaPremultiplied(), props);
-
-		Graphics2D ig = img.createGraphics();
-		ig.drawRenderedImage(this, new AffineTransform());
-		ig.dispose();
-
-		return img;
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/echosvg-codec/src/main/java/io/sf/carte/echosvg/ext/awt/image/codec/png/PNGImageDecoder.java b/echosvg-codec/src/main/java/io/sf/carte/echosvg/ext/awt/image/codec/png/PNGImageDecoder.java
index afa0f46c1..5b8cd5369 100644
--- a/echosvg-codec/src/main/java/io/sf/carte/echosvg/ext/awt/image/codec/png/PNGImageDecoder.java
+++ b/echosvg-codec/src/main/java/io/sf/carte/echosvg/ext/awt/image/codec/png/PNGImageDecoder.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  */
 package io.sf.carte.echosvg.ext.awt.image.codec.png;
 
-import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.awt.image.RenderedImage;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -59,27 +58,4 @@ public RenderedImage decodeAsRenderedImage(int page) throws IOException {
 		return new PNGImage(input, (PNGDecodeParam) param);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns a <code>BufferedImage</code> that contains the decoded contents of
-	 * the <code>SeekableStream</code> associated with this
-	 * <code>ImageDecoder</code>. The given page of a multi-page image is decoded.
-	 * Page numbering begins at zero.
-	 * <p>
-	 * This method is experimental and could be removed in the future.
-	 * </p>
-	 *
-	 * @param page The page to be decoded.
-	 * @throws IOException if the page does not exist.
-	 */
-	BufferedImage decodeAsBufferedImage(int page) throws IOException {
-		if (page != 0) {
-			throw new IOException(PropertyUtil.formatMessage("PNGImageDecoder.unknown.page",
-					new Object[] { page }));
-		}
-
-		PNGImage png = new PNGImage(input, (PNGDecodeParam) param);
-
-		return png.toBufferedImage();
-	}
-
 }