diff --git a/indra/llxml/llxmlnode.cpp b/indra/llxml/llxmlnode.cpp
index 259fa091f..db66282c4 100644
--- a/indra/llxml/llxmlnode.cpp
+++ b/indra/llxml/llxmlnode.cpp
@@ -928,12 +928,6 @@ bool LLXMLNode::getLayeredXMLNode(LLXMLNodePtr& root,
 	return true;
 }
 
-// static
-void LLXMLNode::writeHeaderToFile(LLFILE *out_file)
-{
-	fprintf(out_file, "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"yes\" ?>\n");
-}
-
 void LLXMLNode::writeToFile(LLFILE *out_file, const std::string& indent, bool use_type_decorations)
 {
 	if (isFullyDefault())
diff --git a/indra/llxml/llxmlnode.h b/indra/llxml/llxmlnode.h
index 78572603d..5898375e9 100644
--- a/indra/llxml/llxmlnode.h
+++ b/indra/llxml/llxmlnode.h
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ public:
 	
 	static bool getLayeredXMLNode(LLXMLNodePtr& root, const std::vector<std::string>& paths);
 	
-	
-	// Write standard XML file header:
-	// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
-	static void writeHeaderToFile(LLFILE *out_file);
-	
 	// Write XML to file with one attribute per line.
 	// XML escapes values as they are written.
     void writeToFile(LLFILE *out_file, const std::string& indent = std::string(), bool use_type_decorations=true);