diff --git a/openff/toolkit/topology/molecule.py b/openff/toolkit/topology/molecule.py
index b998ee7c5..0f1796ed1 100644
--- a/openff/toolkit/topology/molecule.py
+++ b/openff/toolkit/topology/molecule.py
@@ -404,16 +404,6 @@ def stereochemistry(self, value):
         #    raise Exception("Atom stereochemistry setter expected 'CW', 'CCW', or None. Received {} (type {})".format(value, type(value)))
         self._stereochemistry = value
 
-    @property
-    def element(self):
-        """
-        TODO: Figure out what to do with this API point
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError(
-            "Maybe everything here can be accessed externally from the atom's atomic number"
-        )
-        assert False
-
     @property
     def atomic_number(self) -> int:
         """