diff --git a/src/interpret.cpp b/src/interpret.cpp
index 91f80d6ffb..9f28a2f769 100644
--- a/src/interpret.cpp
+++ b/src/interpret.cpp
@@ -2819,17 +2819,6 @@ pushArguments(Thread* t, object this_, const char* spec, object a)
   }
 }
 
-/*
-inline unsigned
-returnCode(Thread* t, object method)
-{
-  const char* s = reinterpret_cast<const char*>
-    (&byteArrayBody(t, methodSpec(t, method), 0));
-  while (*s and *s != ')') ++ s;
-  return fieldCode(t, s[1]);
-}
-*/
-
 object
 invoke(Thread* t, object method)
 {