diff --git a/Source/cmOutputConverter.cxx b/Source/cmOutputConverter.cxx
index 411184c7b2..47c29282e5 100644
--- a/Source/cmOutputConverter.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmOutputConverter.cxx
@@ -146,27 +146,6 @@ std::string cmOutputConverter::ConvertDirectorySeparatorsForShell(
   return result;
 }
 
-std::string cmOutputConverter::Convert(RelativeRoot remote,
-                                       const std::string& local,
-                                       OutputFormat output) const
-{
-  // The relative root must have a path (i.e. not FULL or NONE)
-  assert(remote != FULL);
-  assert(remote != NONE);
-
-  const char* remotePath = this->GetRelativeRootPath(remote);
-  assert(remotePath != CM_NULLPTR);
-
-  if (local.empty()) {
-    return this->ConvertToOutputFormat(remotePath, output);
-  }
-
-  std::vector<std::string> components;
-  cmSystemTools::SplitPath(local, components);
-  std::string result = this->ConvertToRelativePath(components, remotePath);
-  return this->ConvertToOutputFormat(result, output);
-}
-
 static bool cmOutputConverterNotAbove(const char* a, const char* b)
 {
   return (cmSystemTools::ComparePath(a, b) ||
diff --git a/Source/cmOutputConverter.h b/Source/cmOutputConverter.h
index 23f2e6268d..d3ded25367 100644
--- a/Source/cmOutputConverter.h
+++ b/Source/cmOutputConverter.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ public:
                                     OutputFormat output) const;
   std::string Convert(const std::string& remote, RelativeRoot local,
                       OutputFormat output = UNCHANGED) const;
-  std::string Convert(RelativeRoot remote, const std::string& local,
-                      OutputFormat output = UNCHANGED) const;
   std::string ConvertDirectorySeparatorsForShell(
     const std::string& source) const;