diff --git a/src/fuse_open.cpp b/src/fuse_open.cpp
index a974af91..d44fef76 100644
--- a/src/fuse_open.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_open.cpp
@@ -276,16 +276,6 @@ namespace l
 
     return l::open_core(basepaths[0],fusepath_,ffi_,link_cow_,nfsopenhack_);
   }
-
-  static
-  int
-  open(const Policy::Search &searchFunc_,
-       const Branches       &branches_,
-       const char           *fusepath_,
-       fuse_file_info_t     *ffi_,
-       const bool            link_cow_,
-       const NFSOpenHack     nfsopenhack_)
-
 }
 
 namespace FUSE