diff --git a/app/Helpers/Collection/BalanceLine.php b/app/Helpers/Collection/BalanceLine.php
index 28a64d4c5c..50b1d6313a 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Collection/BalanceLine.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Collection/BalanceLine.php
@@ -150,24 +150,4 @@ class BalanceLine
     {
         $this->balanceEntries = $balanceEntries;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * If the BalanceEntries for a BalanceLine have a "left" value, the amount
-     * of money left in the entire BalanceLine is returned here:
-     *
-     * @return float
-     */
-    public function sumOfLeft()
-    {
-        $sum = '0';
-        bcscale(2);
-        /** @var BalanceEntry $balanceEntry */
-        foreach ($this->getBalanceEntries() as $balanceEntry) {
-            $sum = bcadd($sum, $balanceEntry->getSpent());
-        }
-
-        return $sum;
-    }
-
-
 }
diff --git a/resources/twig/partials/reports/balance.twig b/resources/twig/partials/reports/balance.twig
index 6dd4da9c49..74cf4804a9 100644
--- a/resources/twig/partials/reports/balance.twig
+++ b/resources/twig/partials/reports/balance.twig
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
                 <th>
                     {{ 'leftInBudget'|_ }}
                 </th>
-                <th>{{ 'sum'|_ }}</th>
             </tr>
             </thead>
             <tbody>
@@ -45,9 +44,6 @@
                     <td>
                         {{ balanceLine.leftOfRepetition|formatAmount }}
                     </td>
-                    <td>
-                        {{ balanceLine.sumOfLeft|formatAmount }}
-                    </td>
                 </tr>
             {% endfor %}
             </tbody>