diff --git a/src/fluxbox.cc b/src/fluxbox.cc
index dd1c3913..d886eebf 100644
--- a/src/fluxbox.cc
+++ b/src/fluxbox.cc
@@ -1717,11 +1717,6 @@ bool Fluxbox::menuTimestampsChanged() const {
     return false;
 }
 
-void Fluxbox::checkMenu() {
-    if (menuTimestampsChanged())
-        rereadMenu();
-}
-
 void Fluxbox::hideExtraMenus(BScreen &screen) {
 
 #ifdef USE_TOOLBAR
diff --git a/src/fluxbox.hh b/src/fluxbox.hh
index 8a2e27de..5337ad91 100644
--- a/src/fluxbox.hh
+++ b/src/fluxbox.hh
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ public:
     void reconfigure();
     void rereadMenu(bool show_after_reread = false);
     /// reloads the menus if the timestamps changed
-    void checkMenu();
 
     void hideExtraMenus(BScreen &screen);