diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/vrml/ReaderWriterVRML2.h b/src/osgPlugins/vrml/ReaderWriterVRML2.h
index ad210ab57..2c22d622b 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/vrml/ReaderWriterVRML2.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/vrml/ReaderWriterVRML2.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
 
 
     virtual ReadResult readNode(const std::string&, const osgDB::Options *options) const;
-    virtual ReadResult readNode(std::istream& fin, const osgDB::Options* options) const;
+    // virtual ReadResult readNode(std::istream& fin, const osgDB::Options* options) const;
 
 private:
     typedef std::map<float, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> > SphereLibrary;