diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
index 645d0a198..633b7e9c3 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
@@ -368,27 +368,6 @@ void MSWindowsWatchdog::setProcessConfig(const std::string &command, bool elevat
   }
 }
 
-std::string MSWindowsWatchdog::getCommand() const
-{
-  // seems like a fairly convoluted way to get the process name
-  const char *launchName = App::instance().argsBase().m_pname;
-  std::string args = ARCH->commandLine();
-
-  // build up a full command line
-  std::stringstream cmdTemp;
-  cmdTemp << launchName << args;
-
-  std::string cmd = cmdTemp.str();
-
-  size_t i;
-  std::string find = "--relaunch";
-  while ((i = cmd.find(find)) != std::string::npos) {
-    cmd.replace(i, find.length(), "");
-  }
-
-  return cmd;
-}
-
 void MSWindowsWatchdog::outputLoop(void *)
 {
   // +1 char for \0
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.h b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.h
index 6e72ee219..b2cd8a477 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.h
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public:
   ~MSWindowsWatchdog() = default;
 
   void startAsync();
-  std::string getCommand() const;
   void setProcessConfig(const std::string &command, bool elevate);
   void stop();
   bool isProcessRunning();