diff --git a/common/rfb/PixelFormat.cxx b/common/rfb/PixelFormat.cxx
index 3604a6b..769afc6 100644
--- a/common/rfb/PixelFormat.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/PixelFormat.cxx
@@ -314,23 +314,6 @@
 }
 
 
-void PixelFormat::rgbFromBuffer(rdr::U16* dst, const rdr::U8* src, int pixels, ColourMap* cm) const
-{
-  Pixel p;
-  rdr::U16 r, g, b;
-
-  while (pixels--) {
-    p = pixelFromBuffer(src);
-    src += bpp/8;
-
-    rgbFromPixel(p, cm, &r, &g, &b);
-    *(dst++) = r;
-    *(dst++) = g;
-    *(dst++) = b;
-  }
-}
-
-
 void PixelFormat::rgbFromBuffer(rdr::U8* dst, const rdr::U8* src, int pixels, ColourMap* cm) const
 {
   if (is888()) {
diff --git a/common/rfb/PixelFormat.h b/common/rfb/PixelFormat.h
index dd41474..10d3902 100644
--- a/common/rfb/PixelFormat.h
+++ b/common/rfb/PixelFormat.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
     inline void rgbFromPixel(Pixel pix, ColourMap* cm, rdr::U16 *r, rdr::U16 *g, rdr::U16 *b) const;
     inline void rgbFromPixel(Pixel pix, ColourMap* cm, rdr::U8 *r, rdr::U8 *g, rdr::U8 *b) const;
 
-    void rgbFromBuffer(rdr::U16* dst, const rdr::U8* src, int pixels, ColourMap* cm=0) const;
     void rgbFromBuffer(rdr::U8* dst, const rdr::U8* src, int pixels, ColourMap* cm=0) const;
     void rgbFromBuffer(rdr::U8* dst, const rdr::U8* src, int w, int pitch,
                        int h, ColourMap* cm=0) const;