diff --git a/include/json/writer.h b/include/json/writer.h
index 40421c6..2da72b6 100644
--- a/include/json/writer.h
+++ b/include/json/writer.h
@@ -158,13 +158,6 @@ public:
 
   void enableYAMLCompatibility();
 
-  /** \brief Drop the "null" string from the writer's output for nullValues.
-   * Strictly speaking, this is not valid JSON. But when the output is being
-   * fed to a browser's Javascript, it makes for smaller output and the
-   * browser can handle the output just fine.
-   */
-  void dropNullPlaceholders();
-
 public: // overridden from Writer
   virtual std::string write(const Value& root);
 
@@ -173,7 +166,6 @@ private:
 
   std::string document_;
   bool yamlCompatiblityEnabled_;
-  bool dropNullPlaceholders_;
 };
 
 /** \brief Writes a Value in <a HREF="http://www.json.org">JSON</a> format in a
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
index 0be1184..5510eb1 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
@@ -284,12 +284,10 @@ Writer::~Writer() {}
 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 FastWriter::FastWriter()
-    : yamlCompatiblityEnabled_(false), dropNullPlaceholders_(false) {}
+    : yamlCompatiblityEnabled_(false) {}
 
 void FastWriter::enableYAMLCompatibility() { yamlCompatiblityEnabled_ = true; }
 
-void FastWriter::dropNullPlaceholders() { dropNullPlaceholders_ = true; }
-
 std::string FastWriter::write(const Value& root) {
   document_ = "";
   writeValue(root);
@@ -300,8 +298,7 @@ std::string FastWriter::write(const Value& root) {
 void FastWriter::writeValue(const Value& value) {
   switch (value.type()) {
   case nullValue:
-    if (!dropNullPlaceholders_)
-      document_ += "null";
+    document_ += "null";
     break;
   case intValue:
     document_ += valueToString(value.asLargestInt());
diff --git a/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp b/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
index cb5c6eb..9331c16 100644
--- a/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
+++ b/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
@@ -1618,17 +1618,6 @@ JSONTEST_FIXTURE(ValueTest, zeroesInKeys) {
   }
 }
 
-struct WriterTest : JsonTest::TestCase {};
-
-JSONTEST_FIXTURE(WriterTest, dropNullPlaceholders) {
-  Json::FastWriter writer;
-  Json::Value nullValue;
-  JSONTEST_ASSERT(writer.write(nullValue) == "null\n");
-
-  writer.dropNullPlaceholders();
-  JSONTEST_ASSERT(writer.write(nullValue) == "\n");
-}
-
 struct StreamWriterTest : JsonTest::TestCase {};
 
 JSONTEST_FIXTURE(StreamWriterTest, dropNullPlaceholders) {
@@ -2286,7 +2275,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
   JSONTEST_REGISTER_FIXTURE(runner, ValueTest, zeroes);
   JSONTEST_REGISTER_FIXTURE(runner, ValueTest, zeroesInKeys);
 
-  JSONTEST_REGISTER_FIXTURE(runner, WriterTest, dropNullPlaceholders);
   JSONTEST_REGISTER_FIXTURE(runner, StreamWriterTest, dropNullPlaceholders);
   JSONTEST_REGISTER_FIXTURE(runner, StreamWriterTest, writeZeroes);