diff --git a/include/osg/Switch b/include/osg/Switch
index 017663c04..4ca9e7052 100644
--- a/include/osg/Switch
+++ b/include/osg/Switch
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Switch : public Group
 
         virtual bool insertChild( unsigned int index, Node *child, bool value );
 
-        virtual bool removeChild( Node *child );
-
         virtual bool removeChild(unsigned int pos,unsigned int numChildrenToRemove=1);
 
 
diff --git a/src/osg/Switch.cpp b/src/osg/Switch.cpp
index b57bc2b19..c6be0de3c 100644
--- a/src/osg/Switch.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Switch.cpp
@@ -99,17 +99,6 @@ bool Switch::insertChild( unsigned int index, Node *child, bool value )
     return false;
 }
 
-bool Switch::removeChild( Node *child )
-{
-    // find the child's position.
-    unsigned int pos=getChildIndex(child);
-    if (pos>=_children.size()) return false;
-    
-    _values.erase(_values.begin()+pos);
-    
-    return Group::removeChild(child);    
-}
-
 bool Switch::removeChild(unsigned int pos,unsigned int numChildrenToRemove)
 {
     if (pos>=_values.size() || numChildrenToRemove==0) return false;
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/osg/Switch.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/osg/Switch.cpp
index 4cfe09a78..fabd82a05 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/osg/Switch.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/osg/Switch.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ BEGIN_OBJECT_REFLECTOR(osg::Switch)
 	I_Method2(bool, addChild, IN, osg::Node *, child, IN, bool, value);
 	I_Method2(bool, insertChild, IN, unsigned int, index, IN, osg::Node *, child);
 	I_Method3(bool, insertChild, IN, unsigned int, index, IN, osg::Node *, child, IN, bool, value);
-	I_Method1(bool, removeChild, IN, osg::Node *, child);
 	I_MethodWithDefaults2(bool, removeChild, IN, unsigned int, pos, , IN, unsigned int, numChildrenToRemove, 1);
 	I_Method2(void, setValue, IN, unsigned int, pos, IN, bool, value);
 	I_Method1(bool, getValue, IN, unsigned int, pos);