diff --git a/includes/FeedsConfigurable.inc b/includes/FeedsConfigurable.inc
index f24001261f6a6512c9f803e978caad7d577c4f58..6380aae56a25d4236f84d89fa0bda244043c3d3a 100644
--- a/includes/FeedsConfigurable.inc
+++ b/includes/FeedsConfigurable.inc
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ abstract class FeedsConfigurable {
    *   returned by configDefaults().
    */
   public function setConfig($config) {
-    $default_keys = $this->configDefaultsMerged();
+    $default_keys = $this->configDefaults();
     $this->config = array_intersect_key($config, $default_keys);
   }
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ abstract class FeedsConfigurable {
    */
   public function addConfig($config) {
     $this->config = array_merge($this->config, $config);
-    $default_keys = $this->configDefaultsMerged();
+    $default_keys = $this->configDefaults();
     $this->config = array_intersect_key($this->config, $default_keys);
   }
 
@@ -137,32 +137,6 @@ abstract class FeedsConfigurable {
     return array();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return config defaults merged with the actual form definition. This is
-   * used for filtering values in setConfig and addConfig and allows
-   * implementers of configForm() to add form elements without necessarily
-   * declaring them in configDefaults().
-   *
-   * @todo Support nested form trees.
-   */
-  protected function configDefaultsMerged() {
-    $form_state = array();
-    $form = $this->configForm($form_state);
-    // Mimic Form API behavior.
-    drupal_prepare_form('form_'. get_class($this) .'_feeds_config_form', $form, $form_state);
-    drupal_alter('form_'. get_class($this) .'_feeds_config_form', $form, $form_state);
-    drupal_alter('form', $form, $form_state, get_class($this) .'_feeds_config_form');
-    unset($form['form_token']);
-    unset($form['form_id']);
-    $defaults = array();
-    foreach (element_children($form) as $e) {
-      if (isset($form[$e]['#default_value'])) {
-        $defaults[$e] = $form[$e]['#default_value'];
-      }
-    }
-    return $this->configDefaults() + $defaults;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return configuration form for this object. The keys of the configuration
    * form must match the keys of the array returned by configDefaults().