diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 8fc42466ed..87c1817622 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -425,8 +425,6 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
         int restore_history (string snapshot_name);
 	void remove_state (string snapshot_name);
 	void rename_state (string old_name, string new_name);
-
-	static int delete_template (string name);
 	
 	sigc::signal<void,string> StateSaved;
 	sigc::signal<void> StateReady;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index 289447f65f..0fe68b1831 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -1619,16 +1619,6 @@ Session::save_template (string template_name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-Session::delete_template (string name) 
-{
-	string template_path = template_dir();
-	template_path += name;
-	template_path += template_suffix;
-
-	return remove (template_path.c_str());
-}
-
 void
 Session::refresh_disk_space ()
 {