diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
index 9eefc7a28..903249c8d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
@@ -401,18 +401,6 @@ namespace MWSound
         return isPlaying(ptr, soundId);
     }
 
-    void SoundManager::updateObject(MWWorld::Ptr ptr)
-    {
-        const ESM::Position &pos = ptr.getCellRef().pos;
-        const Ogre::Vector3 objpos(pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1], pos.pos[2]);
-        SoundMap::iterator snditer = mActiveSounds.begin();
-        while(snditer != mActiveSounds.end())
-        {
-            if(snditer->second.first == ptr)
-                snditer->first->setPosition(objpos);
-            snditer++;
-        }
-    }
 
     void SoundManager::updateRegionSound(float duration)
     {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.hpp
index e1816cd1f..4b0801f7f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.hpp
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ namespace MWSound
         bool getSoundPlaying(MWWorld::Ptr reference, const std::string& soundId) const;
         ///< Is the given sound currently playing on the given object?
 
-        void updateObject(MWWorld::Ptr reference);
-        ///< Update the position of all sounds connected to the given object.
-
         void update(float duration);
     };
 }