diff --git a/src/mixins/canvas_grouping.mixin.js b/src/mixins/canvas_grouping.mixin.js
index 040d5628e61..c6f0d9420a3 100644
--- a/src/mixins/canvas_grouping.mixin.js
+++ b/src/mixins/canvas_grouping.mixin.js
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
       else {
         this._createActiveGroup(target, e);
       }
-
-      if (this._activeGroup) {
-        this._activeGroup.saveCoords();
-      }
     },
 
     /**
@@ -126,7 +122,6 @@
         });
         group.addWithUpdate();
         this.setActiveGroup(group, e);
-        group.saveCoords();
         this.fire('selection:created', { target: group, e: e });
         this.renderAll();
       }
diff --git a/src/shapes/group.class.js b/src/shapes/group.class.js
index 7a03cfeecf8..01c1535a0b4 100644
--- a/src/shapes/group.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/group.class.js
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
       }
 
       this.setCoords();
-      this.saveCoords();
     },
 
     /**
@@ -464,27 +463,6 @@
       return this._restoreObjectsState();
     },
 
-    /**
-     * Saves coordinates of this instance (to be used together with `hasMoved`)
-     * @saveCoords
-     * @return {fabric.Group} thisArg
-     * @chainable
-     */
-    saveCoords: function() {
-      this._originalLeft = this.get('left');
-      this._originalTop = this.get('top');
-      return this;
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Checks whether this group was moved (since `saveCoords` was called last)
-     * @return {Boolean} true if an object was moved (since fabric.Group#saveCoords was called)
-     */
-    hasMoved: function() {
-      return this._originalLeft !== this.get('left') ||
-             this._originalTop !== this.get('top');
-    },
-
     /**
      * Sets coordinates of all objects inside group
      * @return {fabric.Group} thisArg
diff --git a/test/unit/group.js b/test/unit/group.js
index 7a124573776..0f19778cdc3 100644
--- a/test/unit/group.js
+++ b/test/unit/group.js
@@ -305,30 +305,6 @@
     equal(firstObject.get('top'), initialTopValue, 'should restore initial top value');
   });
 
-  test('saveCoords', function() {
-    var group = makeGroupWith2Objects();
-
-    ok(typeof group.saveCoords == 'function');
-    equal(group.saveCoords(), group, 'should be chainable');
-  });
-
-  test('hasMoved', function() {
-    var group = makeGroupWith2Objects();
-
-    ok(typeof group.hasMoved == 'function');
-    equal(group.hasMoved(), false);
-
-    function moveBy10(value) {
-      return value + 10;
-    }
-    group.set('left', moveBy10);
-    equal(group.hasMoved(), true);
-    group.saveCoords();
-    equal(group.hasMoved(), false);
-    group.set('top', moveBy10);
-    equal(group.hasMoved(), true);
-  });
-
   test('setObjectCoords', function(){
     var group = makeGroupWith2Objects();