diff --git a/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_shm.h b/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_shm.h
index b4dbdbfd64..fae8988450 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_shm.h
+++ b/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_shm.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ namespace eCAL
     bool Write(CPayloadWriter& payload_, const SWriterAttr& attr_) override;
 
     bool AddLocConnection(const std::string& process_id_, const std::string& conn_par_) override;
-    bool RemLocConnection(const std::string& process_id_) override;
 
     std::string GetConnectionParameter() override;