diff --git a/src/lib/arch/Arch.cpp b/src/lib/arch/Arch.cpp
index a8ffb7917..47319ce47 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/Arch.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/Arch.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ Arch::Arch()
   s_instance = this;
 }
 
-Arch::Arch(Arch *arch)
-{
-  s_instance = arch;
-}
-
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32
 void Arch::init()
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/Arch.h b/src/lib/arch/Arch.h
index e5b2a440e..40943777a 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/Arch.h
+++ b/src/lib/arch/Arch.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ class Arch : public ARCH_DAEMON, public ARCH_LOG, public ARCH_MULTITHREAD, publi
 {
 public:
   Arch();
-  explicit Arch(Arch *arch);
   ~Arch() override = default;
 
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32