diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
index ef8bcef1e5..db775d5e1a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
@@ -211,13 +211,6 @@ struct tm GetLocalTime()
 }
 
 
-RString ssprintf( const RString &fmt, ...)
-{
-    va_list	va;
-    va_start(va, fmt);
-	return vssprintf(fmt, va);
-}
-
 RString ssprintf( const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list	va;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
index b33a10075e..fa750f17a6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ RString FormatNumberAndSuffix( int i );
 
 struct tm GetLocalTime();
 
-RString ssprintf( const RString &fmt, ...) PRINTF(1,2);
 RString ssprintf( const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF(1,2);
 RString vssprintf( const char *fmt, va_list argList );