diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.cxx
index 37aba0e0fa..595e32ee09 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.cxx
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ int cmCTestSubmitHandler::ProcessHandler()
                        "   Send to group: " << specificGroup << std::endl,
                        this->Quiet);
   }
-  this->SetLogFile(&ofs);
+  this->LogFile = &ofs;
 
   std::string url = this->CTest->GetSubmitURL();
   cmCTestOptionalLog(this->CTest, HANDLER_OUTPUT,
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.h b/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.h
index 221c958014..7dee7a1186 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.h
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestSubmitHandler.h
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ public:
   }
 
 private:
-  void SetLogFile(std::ostream* ost) { this->LogFile = ost; }
-
   /**
    * Submit file using various ways
    */