diff --git a/Source/cmExprParserHelper.cxx b/Source/cmExprParserHelper.cxx
index ee373523d8..7728d740be 100644
--- a/Source/cmExprParserHelper.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExprParserHelper.cxx
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ cmExprParserHelper::~cmExprParserHelper()
   this->CleanupParser();
 }
 
-void cmExprParserHelper::SetLineFile(long line, const char* file)
-{
-  this->FileLine = line;
-  this->FileName = file;
-}
-
 int cmExprParserHelper::ParseString(const char* str, int verb)
 {
   if ( !str)
diff --git a/Source/cmExprParserHelper.h b/Source/cmExprParserHelper.h
index f3fd4f6d5b..690426d8d0 100644
--- a/Source/cmExprParserHelper.h
+++ b/Source/cmExprParserHelper.h
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ public:
 
   int GetResult() { return this->Result; }
 
-  void SetLineFile(long line, const char* file);
-
   const char* GetError() { return this->ErrorString.c_str(); }
 
 private: