diff --git a/src/PreSmalltalks-Substitutions/String.extension.st b/src/PreSmalltalks-Substitutions/String.extension.st
index 72fc9e4d7..3fba9fff9 100644
--- a/src/PreSmalltalks-Substitutions/String.extension.st
+++ b/src/PreSmalltalks-Substitutions/String.extension.st
@@ -14,8 +14,3 @@ String >> substa: f [
 String >> substf: f [
 	^(f value: self) subSymbol: self
 ]
-
-{ #category : #'*PreSmalltalks-Substitutions' }
-String >> syms [
-	^{self}
-]
diff --git a/src/PreSmalltalks-Tests/SubableTest.class.st b/src/PreSmalltalks-Tests/SubableTest.class.st
index ff34ce55d..664110799 100644
--- a/src/PreSmalltalks-Tests/SubableTest.class.st
+++ b/src/PreSmalltalks-Tests/SubableTest.class.st
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ SubableTest >> testStringSubstf [
 	self assert: ('a' substf: [:_|nil]) equals: 'a'
 ]
 
-{ #category : #'tests - string' }
-SubableTest >> testStringSyms [
-	self assert: ('a' syms includes: 'a')
-]
-
 { #category : #'tests - string' }
 SubableTest >> testStringsSubsta [
 	self assert: ({'big pig' . 'can dig'} substa: #asCamelCase) equals: {'BigPig' . 'CanDig'}