diff --git a/include/osgText/EncodedText b/include/osgText/EncodedText
index ee39b8751..2f2cd3f7c 100644
--- a/include/osgText/EncodedText
+++ b/include/osgText/EncodedText
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ class OSGTEXT_EXPORT EncodedText : public osg::Referenced
     
         friend class Text;
     
-        std::string convertWideString(const char* text);
         std::string convertWideString(const wchar_t* text);
         void setText(const unsigned char* text, int length = -1);
         int getNextCharacter(const unsigned char*& charString) const;