diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
index 0f9264fcc657..da208b365911 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ void Initialize(v8::Local<v8::Object> exports, v8::Local<v8::Value> unused,
   dict.SetMethod("setApplicationMenu", &Menu::SetApplicationMenu);
   dict.SetMethod("sendActionToFirstResponder",
                  &Menu::SendActionToFirstResponder);
-  dict.SetMethod("noteNewRecentDocumentURL", &Menu::NoteNewRecentDocumentURL);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h
index d3a73fb842bb..df50640b85ae 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu.h
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ class Menu : public mate::TrackableObject<Menu>,
 
   // Fake sending an action from the application menu.
   static void SendActionToFirstResponder(const std::string& action);
-
-  // Add an item corresponding to the data located by a URL to the Open Recent
-  // menu, or replace an existing item with the same URL.
-  static void NoteNewRecentDocumentURL(const std::string& url);
 #endif
 
   AtomMenuModel* model() const { return model_.get(); }
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.mm b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.mm
index c24674ed5d66..9741202dd727 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_menu_mac.mm
@@ -139,13 +139,6 @@ void Menu::SendActionToFirstResponder(const std::string& action) {
   [NSApp sendAction:selector to:nil from:[NSApp mainMenu]];
 }
 
-// static
-void Menu::NoteNewRecentDocumentURL(const std::string& url) {
-  [[NSDocumentController sharedDocumentController]
-      noteNewRecentDocumentURL:
-          [NSURL fileURLWithPath:base::SysUTF8ToNSString(url)]];
-}
-
 // static
 mate::WrappableBase* Menu::New(mate::Arguments* args) {
   return new MenuMac(args->isolate(), args->GetThis());
diff --git a/docs/api/menu.md b/docs/api/menu.md
index 91d5b625dbba..3ccd118091a4 100644
--- a/docs/api/menu.md
+++ b/docs/api/menu.md
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ emulating default macOS menu behaviors. Usually you would just use the
 See the [macOS Cocoa Event Handling Guide](https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/EventOverview/EventArchitecture/EventArchitecture.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000060i-CH3-SW7)
 for more information on macOS' native actions.
 
-#### `Menu.noteNewRecentDocumentURL(url)` _macOS_
-
-* `url` String
-
-Add an item corresponding to the data located by a URL to the Open Recent menu,
-or replace an existing item with the same URL.
-
 #### `Menu.buildFromTemplate(template)`
 
 * `template` MenuItemConstructorOptions[]
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu.js b/lib/browser/api/menu.js
index a9fe7d1dbe35..33c324d4fa8c 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu.js
@@ -174,14 +174,6 @@ Menu.buildFromTemplate = function (template) {
   return menu
 }
 
-Menu.noteNewRecentDocumentURL = function (url) {
-  if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
-    bindings.noteNewRecentDocumentURL(url);
-  } else {
-    throw new Error('Not supported')
-  }
-}
-
 /* Helper Functions */
 
 // Search between separators to find a radio menu item and return its group id