diff --git a/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.cc b/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.cc
index 09e2d98d3f44b7a63c9d722b07285382928c918f..bbf82ac3deeb71fc128caf9c8a7b0fba8271b07f 100644
--- a/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.cc
+++ b/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.cc
@@ -1677,11 +1677,6 @@ SubsamplesEqualStatement::SubsamplesEqualStatement(const string &to_name1_arg,
 {
 }
 
-void
-SubsamplesEqualStatement::checkPass(ModFileStructure &mod_file_struct, WarningConsolidation &warnings)
-{
-}
-
 void
 SubsamplesEqualStatement::writeOutput(ostream &output, const string &basename) const
 {
diff --git a/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.hh b/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.hh
index 494b04690c7263f93d87848c88c1530551b9fdf7..71a95ebec26ba50777a60d7a83842266152f0029 100644
--- a/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.hh
+++ b/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.hh
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ public:
                            const string &to_name2_arg,
                            const string &from_name1_arg,
                            const string &from_name2_arg);
-  virtual void checkPass(ModFileStructure &mod_file_struct, WarningConsolidation &warnings);
   virtual void writeOutput(ostream &output, const string &basename) const;
 };