diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj
index fc0da902f6..3979312ce0 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
         <Compile Include="Converters\AvaloniaUriTypeConverter.cs" />
         <Compile Include="Converters\ColorToBrushConverter.cs" />
         <Compile Include="Converters\FontFamilyTypeConverter.cs" />
-        <Compile Include="Converters\NameReferenceConverter.cs" />
         <Compile Include="Converters\TimeSpanTypeConverter.cs" />
         <Compile Include="Extensions.cs" />
         <Compile Include="MarkupExtension.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Converters/NameReferenceConverter.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Converters/NameReferenceConverter.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 885648ffde..0000000000
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Converters/NameReferenceConverter.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-using Avalonia.Controls;
-using Avalonia.Media.Imaging;
-using Avalonia.Platform;
-using System;
-using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Globalization;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Converters
-{
-    public class NameReferenceConverter : TypeConverter
-    {
-        public override bool CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type sourceType)
-        {
-            if (sourceType == typeof(string))
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            return base.CanConvertFrom(context, sourceType);
-        }
-
-        public override object ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value)
-        {
-            if (context == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
-            }
-
-            //var nameResolver = (IXamlNameResolver)context.GetService(typeof(IXamlNameResolver));
-            //if (nameResolver == null)
-            //{
-            //    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.MissingNameResolver));
-            //}
-
-            //string name = value as string;
-            //if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
-            //{
-            //    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.MustHaveName));
-            //}
-            //object obj = nameResolver.Resolve(name);
-            //if (obj == null)
-            //{
-            //    string[] names = new string[] { name };
-            //    obj = nameResolver.GetFixupToken(names, true);
-            //}
-            return null; //obj;
-        }
-
-        public override bool CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type destinationType)
-        {
-            //if (context == null || (context.GetService(typeof(IXamlNameProvider)) as IXamlNameProvider) == null)
-            //{
-            //    return false;
-            //}
-
-            //if (destinationType == typeof(string))
-            //{
-            //    return true;
-            //}
-
-            return base.CanConvertTo(context, destinationType);
-
-        }
-
-        public override object ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destinationType)
-        {
-            //if (context == null)
-            //{
-            //    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
-            //}
-
-            //var nameProvider = (IXamlNameProvider)context.GetService(typeof(IXamlNameProvider));
-            //if (nameProvider == null)
-            //{
-            //    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.MissingNameProvider));
-            //}
-
-            //return nameProvider.GetName(value);
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-}