diff --git a/include/osgDB/SharedStateManager b/include/osgDB/SharedStateManager
index 08c30df81..73cc2117d 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/SharedStateManager
+++ b/include/osgDB/SharedStateManager
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ namespace osgDB {
         void share(osg::Node *node, OpenThreads::Mutex *mt=0);
 
         void apply(osg::Node& node);
-        void apply(osg::Geode& geode);
 
         // Answers the question "Will this state set be eliminated by
         // the SharedStateManager because an equivalent one has been
diff --git a/src/osgDB/SharedStateManager.cpp b/src/osgDB/SharedStateManager.cpp
index b95cbd0f7..61cd9458e 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/SharedStateManager.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/SharedStateManager.cpp
@@ -93,20 +93,6 @@ void SharedStateManager::apply(osg::Node& node)
     if(ss) process(ss, &node);
     traverse(node);
 }
-void SharedStateManager::apply(osg::Geode& geode)
-{
-    osg::StateSet* ss = geode.getStateSet();
-    if(ss) process(ss, &geode);
-    for(unsigned int i=0;i<geode.getNumDrawables();++i)
-    {
-        osg::Drawable* drawable = geode.getDrawable(i);
-        if(drawable)
-        {
-            ss = drawable->getStateSet();
-            if(ss) process(ss, drawable);
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 bool SharedStateManager::isShared(osg::StateSet* ss)
 {