--- a/tools/JavaScannerBase.st	Thu Oct 25 19:57:18 2018 +0200
+++ b/tools/JavaScannerBase.st	Sat Oct 27 08:43:11 2018 +0200
@@ -173,45 +173,6 @@
     ^ TypeArray
 ! !
 
-!JavaScannerBase class methodsFor:'utility scanning'!
-
-scanNumberFrom:aStream
-    "utility - helper for Number>>readSmalltalkSyntaxFrom:"
-
-    ^ self basicNew scanNumberFrom:aStream
-
-    "
-     |s|
-
-     s := '12345abcd' readStream.
-     Transcript showCR:(self scanNumberFrom:s).
-     Transcript showCR:(s upToEnd).
-    "
-    "
-     |s|
-
-     s := '16rffffxabcd' readStream.
-     Transcript showCR:(self scanNumberFrom:s).
-     Transcript showCR:(s upToEnd).
-    "
-    "
-     |s|
-
-     s := '1.2345abcd' readStream.
-     Transcript showCR:(self scanNumberFrom:s).
-     Transcript showCR:(s upToEnd).
-    "
-    "
-     |s|
-
-     s := '1.abcd' readStream.
-     Transcript showCR:(self scanNumberFrom:s).
-     Transcript showCR:(s upToEnd).
-    "
-
-    "Modified: / 18.6.1998 / 23:10:39 / cg"
-! !
-
 !JavaScannerBase methodsFor:'Compatibility - ST80'!
 
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