diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 136822ad48..0da913d8a2 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 
 	static string suffixed_search_path (std::string suffix, bool data);
 	static string control_protocol_path ();
-	static string template_path ();
 	static string template_dir ();
 	
 	static string change_audio_path_by_name (string oldpath, string oldname, string newname, bool destructive);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index ea53a696d1..9b1c934a8b 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -1901,12 +1901,6 @@ Session::suffixed_search_path (string suffix, bool data)
 	return path;
 }
 
-string
-Session::template_path ()
-{
-	return suffixed_search_path (templates_dir_name, true);
-}
-
 string
 Session::control_protocol_path ()
 {