diff --git a/gnus-search-mu.el b/gnus-search-mu.el
index 5df3b8c..64a84bd 100644
--- a/gnus-search-mu.el
+++ b/gnus-search-mu.el
@@ -104,12 +104,6 @@ This can also be set per-server."
 ;; 				     (_query null))
 ;;   "*")
 
-(cl-defmethod gnus-search-transform-expression ((engine gnus-search-mu)
-						(expr (head near)))
-  (format "%s near %s"
-	  (gnus-search-transform-expression engine (nth 1 expr))
-	  (gnus-search-transform-expression engine (nth 2 expr))))
-
 (cl-defmethod gnus-search-transform-expression ((engine gnus-search-mu)
 						(expr list))
   (cl-case (car expr)