diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 0da913d8a2..8fc42466ed 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -426,8 +426,6 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 	void remove_state (string snapshot_name);
 	void rename_state (string old_name, string new_name);
 
-	static int rename_template (string old_name, string new_name);
-
 	static int delete_template (string name);
 	
 	sigc::signal<void,string> StateSaved;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index 291443efd4..289447f65f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -1619,15 +1619,6 @@ Session::save_template (string template_name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-Session::rename_template (string old_name, string new_name) 
-{
-	string old_path = template_dir() + old_name + template_suffix;
-	string new_path = template_dir() + new_name + template_suffix;
-
-	return rename (old_path.c_str(), new_path.c_str());
-}
-
 int
 Session::delete_template (string name) 
 {