diff --git a/vcl/headless/svpbmp.cxx b/vcl/headless/svpbmp.cxx
index f9dcb9b6e082..620a7a5134c3 100644
--- a/vcl/headless/svpbmp.cxx
+++ b/vcl/headless/svpbmp.cxx
@@ -250,9 +250,4 @@ bool SvpSalBitmap::Scale( const double& /*rScaleX*/, const double& /*rScaleY*/,
     return false;
 }
 
-bool SvpSalBitmap::Replace( const ::Color& /*rSearchColor*/, const ::Color& /*rReplaceColor*/, sal_uInt8 /*nTol*/ )
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
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diff --git a/vcl/inc/headless/svpbmp.hxx b/vcl/inc/headless/svpbmp.hxx
index ab57bca43816..413be0effabe 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/headless/svpbmp.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/headless/svpbmp.hxx
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ public:
 
     SAL_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool            ScalingSupported() const override;
     SAL_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool            Scale( const double& rScaleX, const double& rScaleY, BmpScaleFlag nScaleFlag ) override;
-    SAL_DLLPRIVATE virtual bool            Replace( const Color& rSearchColor, const Color& rReplaceColor, sal_uInt8 nTol ) override;
 };
 
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diff --git a/vcl/inc/qt5/QtBitmap.hxx b/vcl/inc/qt5/QtBitmap.hxx
index e864350ba7b3..25f1b7798ccc 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/qt5/QtBitmap.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/qt5/QtBitmap.hxx
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool ScalingSupported() const override;
     virtual bool Scale(const double& rScaleX, const double& rScaleY,
                        BmpScaleFlag nScaleFlag) override;
-    virtual bool Replace(const Color& rSearchColor, const Color& rReplaceColor,
-                         sal_uInt8 nTol) override;
 };
 
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diff --git a/vcl/inc/quartz/salbmp.h b/vcl/inc/quartz/salbmp.h
index 6d29858dec89..568fb45110a4 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/quartz/salbmp.h
+++ b/vcl/inc/quartz/salbmp.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ public:
 
     bool            ScalingSupported() const override;
     bool            Scale( const double& rScaleX, const double& rScaleY, BmpScaleFlag nScaleFlag ) override;
-    bool            Replace( const Color& rSearchColor, const Color& rReplaceColor, sal_uInt8 nTol ) override;
 
 private:
     // quartz helper
diff --git a/vcl/inc/salbmp.hxx b/vcl/inc/salbmp.hxx
index 8bfa76f2a757..da0a742129e2 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/salbmp.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/salbmp.hxx
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool            Scale( const double& rScaleX, const double& rScaleY, BmpScaleFlag nScaleFlag ) = 0;
     void                    DropScaledCache();
 
-    virtual bool            Replace( const Color& rSearchColor, const Color& rReplaceColor, sal_uInt8 nTol ) = 0;
-
     virtual bool            ConvertToGreyscale()
     {
         return false;
diff --git a/vcl/inc/skia/salbmp.hxx b/vcl/inc/skia/salbmp.hxx
index 791335f306b8..44414f96e6ee 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/skia/salbmp.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/skia/salbmp.hxx
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool ScalingSupported() const override;
     virtual bool Scale(const double& rScaleX, const double& rScaleY,
                        BmpScaleFlag nScaleFlag) override;
-    virtual bool Replace(const Color& rSearchColor, const Color& rReplaceColor,
-                         sal_uInt8 nTol) override;
     virtual bool InterpretAs8Bit() override;
     virtual bool ConvertToGreyscale() override;
     virtual bool Erase(const Color& color) override;
diff --git a/vcl/inc/win/salbmp.h b/vcl/inc/win/salbmp.h
index d87daa33b37c..049963fb893f 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/win/salbmp.h
+++ b/vcl/inc/win/salbmp.h
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool                ScalingSupported() const override;
     virtual bool                Scale( const double& rScaleX, const double& rScaleY, BmpScaleFlag nScaleFlag ) override;
-    virtual bool                Replace( const Color& rSearchColor, const Color& rReplaceColor, sal_uInt8 nTol ) override;
 };
 
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diff --git a/vcl/qt5/QtBitmap.cxx b/vcl/qt5/QtBitmap.cxx
index d0b08620406a..3837820becb7 100644
--- a/vcl/qt5/QtBitmap.cxx
+++ b/vcl/qt5/QtBitmap.cxx
@@ -178,10 +178,4 @@ bool QtBitmap::Scale(const double& /*rScaleX*/, const double& /*rScaleY*/,
     return false;
 }
 
-bool QtBitmap::Replace(const Color& /*rSearchColor*/, const Color& /*rReplaceColor*/,
-                       sal_uInt8 /*nTol*/)
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
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diff --git a/vcl/quartz/salbmp.cxx b/vcl/quartz/salbmp.cxx
index 41a19f13b33b..079199ce8d16 100644
--- a/vcl/quartz/salbmp.cxx
+++ b/vcl/quartz/salbmp.cxx
@@ -655,9 +655,4 @@ bool QuartzSalBitmap::Scale( const double& /*rScaleX*/, const double& /*rScaleY*
     return false;
 }
 
-bool QuartzSalBitmap::Replace( const Color& /*rSearchColor*/, const Color& /*rReplaceColor*/, sal_uInt8 /*nTol*/ )
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/vcl/skia/salbmp.cxx b/vcl/skia/salbmp.cxx
index c54598660c37..7553a73116a9 100644
--- a/vcl/skia/salbmp.cxx
+++ b/vcl/skia/salbmp.cxx
@@ -440,14 +440,6 @@ bool SkiaSalBitmap::Scale(const double& rScaleX, const double& rScaleY, BmpScale
     return true;
 }
 
-bool SkiaSalBitmap::Replace(const Color&, const Color&, sal_uInt8)
-{
-#ifdef DBG_UTIL
-    assert(mWriteAccessCount == 0);
-#endif
-    return false;
-}
-
 bool SkiaSalBitmap::ConvertToGreyscale()
 {
 #ifdef DBG_UTIL
diff --git a/vcl/source/bitmap/bitmappaint.cxx b/vcl/source/bitmap/bitmappaint.cxx
index 4873d55ba5e7..8dbcbf563685 100644
--- a/vcl/source/bitmap/bitmappaint.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/bitmap/bitmappaint.cxx
@@ -947,19 +947,6 @@ bool Bitmap::Replace(const AlphaMask& rAlpha, const Color& rMergeColor)
 
 bool Bitmap::Replace(const Color& rSearchColor, const Color& rReplaceColor, sal_uInt8 nTol)
 {
-    if (mxSalBmp)
-    {
-        // implementation specific replace
-        std::shared_ptr<SalBitmap> xImpBmp(ImplGetSVData()->mpDefInst->CreateSalBitmap());
-        if (xImpBmp->Create(*mxSalBmp) && xImpBmp->Replace(rSearchColor, rReplaceColor, nTol))
-        {
-            ImplSetSalBitmap(xImpBmp);
-            maPrefMapMode = MapMode(MapUnit::MapPixel);
-            maPrefSize = xImpBmp->GetSize();
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
     BitmapScopedWriteAccess pAcc(*this);
     if (!pAcc)
         return false;
diff --git a/vcl/win/gdi/salbmp.cxx b/vcl/win/gdi/salbmp.cxx
index 0064da5cd507..f35f83064cb9 100644
--- a/vcl/win/gdi/salbmp.cxx
+++ b/vcl/win/gdi/salbmp.cxx
@@ -540,9 +540,4 @@ bool WinSalBitmap::Scale( const double& /*rScaleX*/, const double& /*rScaleY*/,
     return false;
 }
 
-bool WinSalBitmap::Replace( const Color& /*rSearchColor*/, const Color& /*rReplaceColor*/, sal_uInt8 /*nTol*/ )
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
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