diff --git a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.cpp b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.cpp
index 54e242e53..67dac3d93 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.cpp
@@ -191,13 +191,6 @@ void ArchMiscWindows::deleteKeyTree(HKEY key, const TCHAR *name)
   RegDeleteTree(key, name);
 }
 
-bool ArchMiscWindows::hasValue(HKEY key, const TCHAR *name)
-{
-  DWORD type;
-  LONG result = RegQueryValueEx(key, name, 0, &type, NULL, NULL);
-  return (result == ERROR_SUCCESS && (type == REG_DWORD || type == REG_SZ));
-}
-
 ArchMiscWindows::EValueType ArchMiscWindows::typeOfValue(HKEY key, const TCHAR *name)
 {
   DWORD type;
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h
index 22300420d..809cb551d 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h
+++ b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ public:
   //! Delete a tree of keys from the registry
   static void deleteKeyTree(HKEY parent, const TCHAR *name);
 
-  //! Test if a value exists
-  static bool hasValue(HKEY key, const TCHAR *name);
-
   //! Get type of value
   static EValueType typeOfValue(HKEY key, const TCHAR *name);