diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 84d38b494..e01a3a29c 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -76,15 +76,6 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::check(const std::string &path, const std::string &content
     return processFile(path, iss);
 }
 
-void CppCheck::replaceAll(std::string& code, const std::string &from, const std::string &to)
-{
-    std::size_t pos = 0;
-    while ((pos = code.find(from, pos)) != std::string::npos) {
-        code.replace(pos, from.length(), to);
-        pos += to.length();
-    }
-}
-
 unsigned int CppCheck::processFile(const std::string& filename, std::istream& fileStream)
 {
     exitcode = 0;
diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.h b/lib/cppcheck.h
index 6cebeac7f..5c6cf7404 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.h
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.h
@@ -177,12 +177,6 @@ private:
      */
     virtual void reportOut(const std::string &outmsg);
 
-    /**
-     * @brief Replace "from" strings with "to" strings in "code"
-     * and return it.
-     */
-    static void replaceAll(std::string& code, const std::string &from, const std::string &to);
-
     std::list<std::string> _errorList;
     Settings _settings;