diff --git a/src/tl/tl/tlStream.h b/src/tl/tl/tlStream.h
index 1efca1505..7560134f4 100644
--- a/src/tl/tl/tlStream.h
+++ b/src/tl/tl/tlStream.h
@@ -417,14 +417,6 @@ public:
    */
   virtual ~InputStream ();
 
-  /** 
-   *  @brief This is the outer write method to call
-   *  
-   *  This implementation writes data through the 
-   *  protected write call.
-   */
-  void put (const char *b, size_t n);
-
   /** 
    *  @brief This is the outer read method to call
    *