diff --git a/layout.sty b/layout.sty
index 714bb3666a47935ef69ea4610d533e48da4aebba..e7318131094a3eb9041f202413af9b1cc5835578 100644
--- a/layout.sty
+++ b/layout.sty
@@ -1129,16 +1129,6 @@ interior code={ \path[tcb fill interior] ([xshift=-2mm]interior.west)
   \fi
 }
 
-\newcommand\mapArea[3][]{
-  \ifglsentryexists{#1}{
-    \subsection[#3]{\glsentrytext{#1}~#3~\glsentrytext{#1}}
-    \label{#2}
-  }{
-    \subsection{#3}
-    \label{#2}
-  }
-}
-
 \newcommand{\mapentry}[2][]{
   \needspace{2em}
   \refstepcounter{list}