diff --git a/Source/cmExtraKateGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExtraKateGenerator.cxx
index f020ddbd6f..340ffbadc0 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraKateGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExtraKateGenerator.cxx
@@ -326,47 +326,3 @@ std::string cmExtraKateGenerator::GetPathBasename(const std::string& path)const
 
   return outputBasename;
 }
-
-
-// Create the command line for building the given target using the selected
-// make
-std::string cmExtraKateGenerator::BuildMakeCommand(const std::string& make,
-                                const char* makefile, const char* target) const
-{
-  std::string command = make;
-  if (strcmp(this->GlobalGenerator->GetName(), "NMake Makefiles")==0)
-    {
-    std::string makefileName = cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(makefile);
-    command += " /NOLOGO /f "";
-    command += makefileName;
-    command += "" ";
-    command += " VERBOSE=1 ";
-    command += target;
-    }
-  else if (strcmp(this->GlobalGenerator->GetName(), "MinGW Makefiles")==0)
-    {
-    // no escaping of spaces in this case, see
-    // http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=10014
-    std::string makefileName = makefile;
-    command += " -f "";
-    command += makefileName;
-    command += "" ";
-    command += " VERBOSE=1 ";
-    command += target;
-    }
-  else if (strcmp(this->GlobalGenerator->GetName(), "Ninja")==0)
-    {
-    command += " -v ";
-    command += target;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-    std::string makefileName = cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(makefile);
-    command += " -f "";
-    command += makefileName;
-    command += "" ";
-    command += " VERBOSE=1 ";
-    command += target;
-    }
-  return command;
-}
diff --git a/Source/cmExtraKateGenerator.h b/Source/cmExtraKateGenerator.h
index 4979eff694..37a688656a 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraKateGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmExtraKateGenerator.h
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ private:
   std::string GenerateProjectName(const std::string& name,
                                   const std::string& type,
                                   const std::string& path) const;
-  std::string BuildMakeCommand(const std::string& make,
-                               const char* makefile, const char* target) const;
 
   std::string ProjectName;
 };