diff --git a/include/cantera/numerics/BandMatrix.h b/include/cantera/numerics/BandMatrix.h
index 0cdfa623db..2aabb43d70 100644
--- a/include/cantera/numerics/BandMatrix.h
+++ b/include/cantera/numerics/BandMatrix.h
@@ -292,15 +292,6 @@ class BandMatrix : public GeneralMatrix
      */
     virtual size_t checkColumns(doublereal& valueSmall) const;
 
-    //! Change the way the matrix is factored
-    /*!
-     *  @param fAlgorithm   integer
-     *                   0 LU factorization
-     *                   1 QR factorization
-     */
-    virtual void useFactorAlgorithm(int fAlgorithm);
-
-
 protected:
 
     //! Matrix data
diff --git a/src/numerics/BandMatrix.cpp b/src/numerics/BandMatrix.cpp
index 7b00fdc8ea..814d09df87 100644
--- a/src/numerics/BandMatrix.cpp
+++ b/src/numerics/BandMatrix.cpp
@@ -423,10 +423,4 @@ doublereal* const* BandMatrix::colPts()
     return &(m_colPtrs[0]);
 }
 
-void BandMatrix::useFactorAlgorithm(int fAlgorithm)
-{
-//    useQR_ = fAlgorithm;
-}
-
-
 }