diff --git a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.cpp b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.cpp
index a1966cdf1..207b91940 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.cpp
@@ -161,15 +161,6 @@ void ArchMiscWindows::deleteKey(HKEY key, const TCHAR *name)
   RegDeleteKey(key, name);
 }
 
-void ArchMiscWindows::deleteValue(HKEY key, const TCHAR *name)
-{
-  assert(key != NULL);
-  assert(name != NULL);
-  if (key == NULL || name == NULL)
-    return;
-  RegDeleteValue(key, name);
-}
-
 void ArchMiscWindows::deleteKeyTree(HKEY key, const TCHAR *name)
 {
   assert(key != NULL);
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h
index 9caf9a9f7..47b55c1f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h
+++ b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ public:
   //! Delete a key (which should have no subkeys)
   static void deleteKey(HKEY parent, const TCHAR *name);
 
-  //! Delete a value
-  static void deleteValue(HKEY parent, const TCHAR *name);
-
   //! Delete a tree of keys from the registry
   static void deleteKeyTree(HKEY parent, const TCHAR *name);