diff --git a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.h b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.h
index 8c5d444101..b94c2a6805 100644
--- a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ public:
     NamelinkModeSkip
   };
   void SetNamelinkMode(NamelinkModeType mode) { this->NamelinkMode = mode; }
-  NamelinkModeType GetNamelinkMode() const { return this->NamelinkMode; }
 
   std::string GetInstallFilename(const std::string& config) const;