diff --git a/src/V3Width.cpp b/src/V3Width.cpp
index 3e7cf6acc..6fc4e4ed3 100644
--- a/src/V3Width.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Width.cpp
@@ -1453,13 +1453,6 @@ AstNode* V3Width::widthParamsEdit(AstNode* nodep) {
     return nodep;
 }
 
-AstNode* V3Width::widthParamsEditIfNeed(AstNode* nodep) {
-    if (!nodep->width()) {
-	nodep = V3Width::widthParamsEdit(nodep);
-    }
-    return nodep;
-}
-
 void V3Width::widthCommit(AstNetlist* nodep) {
     UINFO(2,__FUNCTION__<<": "<<endl);
     WidthCommitVisitor visitor (nodep);
diff --git a/src/V3Width.h b/src/V3Width.h
index 8c1f43028..02deb1a45 100644
--- a/src/V3Width.h
+++ b/src/V3Width.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public:
     static void width(AstNetlist* nodep);
     // Smaller step... Only do a single node for parameter propagation
     static AstNode* widthParamsEdit(AstNode* nodep);
-    static AstNode* widthParamsEditIfNeed(AstNode* nodep);
     // Final step... Mark all widths as equal
     static void widthCommit(AstNetlist* nodep);