diff --git a/lib/deprecated/runtime-core/doc/new-api/instance.rs b/lib/deprecated/runtime-core/doc/new-api/instance.rs
index d67f441fc..0c96618c6 100644
--- a/lib/deprecated/runtime-core/doc/new-api/instance.rs
+++ b/lib/deprecated/runtime-core/doc/new-api/instance.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ struct Instance {
 }
 
 impl Instance {
-    fn load<T>(&self, _loader: T) -> Result<Self, ()>;
     fn fun<Args, Rets>(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Func<Args, Rets>, ExportError>;
     fn resolve_func(&self, name: &str) -> Result<usize, ()>;
     fn dyn_func(&self, name: &str) -> Result<DynFunc, ExportError>;
diff --git a/lib/deprecated/runtime-core/src/instance.rs b/lib/deprecated/runtime-core/src/instance.rs
index 7c6d8b7ba..ae99e0d47 100644
--- a/lib/deprecated/runtime-core/src/instance.rs
+++ b/lib/deprecated/runtime-core/src/instance.rs
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ impl Instance {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn load<T>(&self, _loader: T) -> Result<Self, ()> {
-        Err(())
-    }
-
     pub fn func<Args, Rets>(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Func<Args, Rets>, ExportError>
     where
         Args: new::wasmer::WasmTypeList + Clone,