diff --git a/packages/better-php-doc-parser/src/PhpDocNode/AbstractTagValueNode.php b/packages/better-php-doc-parser/src/PhpDocNode/AbstractTagValueNode.php
index 722f3bc4266..bcf195d5e87 100644
--- a/packages/better-php-doc-parser/src/PhpDocNode/AbstractTagValueNode.php
+++ b/packages/better-php-doc-parser/src/PhpDocNode/AbstractTagValueNode.php
@@ -113,16 +113,6 @@ abstract class AbstractTagValueNode implements AttributeAwareNodeInterface, PhpD
         return $keyPart . $json;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param mixed[] $item
-     */
-    protected function printArrayItemWithSeparator(array $item, ?string $key = null, string $separator = ''): string
-    {
-        $content = $this->printArrayItem($item, $key);
-
-        return Strings::replace($content, '#:#', $separator);
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param string[] $items
      */