diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index 9fe69ee569..9e4ead484e 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -299,8 +299,11 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::Generate()
   // first do the superclass method
   this->cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::Generate();
 
-  // Now write out the VS Solution file.
-  this->OutputSLNFile();
+  // Now write out the VS Solution files.
+  for (auto& it : this->ProjectMap) {
+    this->OutputSLNFile(it.second[0], it.second);
+  }
+
   // If any solution or project files changed during the generation,
   // tell Visual Studio to reload them...
   if (!cmSystemTools::GetErrorOccurredFlag() &&
@@ -340,14 +343,6 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::OutputSLNFile(
   }
 }
 
-// output the SLN file
-void cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::OutputSLNFile()
-{
-  for (auto& it : this->ProjectMap) {
-    this->OutputSLNFile(it.second[0], it.second);
-  }
-}
-
 void cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteTargetConfigurations(
   std::ostream& fout, std::vector<std::string> const& configs,
   OrderedTargetDependSet const& projectTargets) const
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
index f35f6c6b60..a63bc4c254 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ public:
     std::vector<std::string> const& makeOptions =
       std::vector<std::string>()) override;
 
-  /**
-   * Generate the VS Solution file.
-   */
-  virtual void OutputSLNFile();
-
   //! Lookup a stored GUID or compute one deterministically.
   std::string GetGUID(std::string const& name) const;