diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
index c616a7b8a9395e371e61930dda2641005e2f5e31..8ca868ad75d03907eff91a5399ac5d0a4516c27b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
@@ -1073,20 +1073,6 @@ void CPPEditor::unCommentSelection()
     cursor.endEditBlock();
 }
 
-int CPPEditor::endOfNameAtPosition(int pos)
-{
-    if (pos == -1)
-        pos = position();
-
-    QChar chr = characterAt(pos);
-
-    // Skip to the start of a name
-    while (chr.isLetterOrNumber() || chr == QLatin1Char('_'))
-        chr = characterAt(++pos);
-
-    return pos;
-}
-
 CPPEditor::Link CPPEditor::linkToSymbol(CPlusPlus::Symbol *symbol)
 {
     const QString fileName = QString::fromUtf8(symbol->fileName(),
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
index bd30f3031f9dd72a1fd172e7ff0202d44e43894a..ae352b8d6d503e9b7afa6b47ffb4d24ef4be6f84 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ private:
 
     void createToolBar(CPPEditorEditable *editable);
 
-    int endOfNameAtPosition(int pos);
-
     struct Link
     {
         Link(const QString &fileName = QString(),