diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ControllerBase.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ControllerBase.cs
index 9ca57bdc2f..5626f1ccd2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ControllerBase.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
-using System.Net;
 using System.Security.Claims;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -203,15 +202,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
         [NonAction]
         public virtual StatusCodeResult StatusCode(int statusCode)
             => new StatusCodeResult(statusCode);
-        
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a <see cref="StatusCodeResult"/> object by specifying a <paramref name="statusCode"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="statusCode">The status code to set on the response.</param>
-        /// <returns>The created <see cref="StatusCodeResult"/> object for the response.</returns>
-        [NonAction]
-        public virtual StatusCodeResult StatusCode(HttpStatusCode statusCode)
-            => StatusCode((int)statusCode);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a <see cref="ObjectResult"/> object by specifying a <paramref name="statusCode"/> and <paramref name="value"/>