diff --git a/GeoLib/StationBorehole.cpp b/GeoLib/StationBorehole.cpp
index 4086256519c951cd770e330a2bb6c6abff9e2b8b..8682faa678911e16e89f1e4a7ef550a6ab1b70bf 100644
--- a/GeoLib/StationBorehole.cpp
+++ b/GeoLib/StationBorehole.cpp
@@ -54,29 +54,6 @@ StationBorehole::~StationBorehole()
     }
 }
 
-int StationBorehole::readStratigraphyFile(const std::string &path,
-                                          std::vector<std::list<std::string> > &data)
-{
-    std::string line;
-    std::ifstream in( path.c_str() );
-
-    if (!in.is_open())
-    {
-        WARN("StationBorehole::readStratigraphyFile() - Could not open file %s.", path.c_str());
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    while (std::getline(in, line))
-    {
-        std::list<std::string> fields = BaseLib::splitString(line, '\t');
-        data.push_back(fields);
-    }
-
-    in.close();
-
-    return 1;
-}
-
 StationBorehole* StationBorehole::createStation(const std::string &line)
 {
     StationBorehole* borehole = new StationBorehole();
diff --git a/GeoLib/StationBorehole.h b/GeoLib/StationBorehole.h
index 02b3cdcdbc424d5abdf7418a2aa5337a3a98289a..a54f14d99266a0f2cd6bb3addecef3fb61b159a0 100644
--- a/GeoLib/StationBorehole.h
+++ b/GeoLib/StationBorehole.h
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ public:
     void addSoilLayer ( double x, double y, double z, const std::string &soil_name);
 
 private:
-    /// Reads the specified file containing borehole stratigraphies into an vector of stringlists
-    static int readStratigraphyFile(const std::string &path,
-                                    std::vector<std::list<std::string> > &data);
-
     //long profile_type;
     //std::vector<long> _soilType;
     double _depth{0};  // depth of the borehole