diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index cce10ce77..91e37c4a1 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -448,84 +448,6 @@ cmState::Snapshot cmLocalGenerator::GetStateSnapshot() const
   return this->StateSnapshot;
 }
 
-void cmLocalGenerator::AddCustomCommandToCreateObject(const char* ofname,
-                                                    const std::string& lang,
-                                                    cmSourceFile& source,
-                                                    cmGeneratorTarget& target)
-{
-  std::string objectDir = cmSystemTools::GetFilenamePath(std::string(ofname));
-  objectDir = this->Convert(objectDir,START_OUTPUT,SHELL);
-  std::string objectFile = this->Convert(ofname,START_OUTPUT,SHELL);
-  std::string sourceFile =
-      this->ConvertToOutputFormat(source.GetFullPath(), SHELL);
-  std::string varString = "CMAKE_";
-  varString += lang;
-  varString += "_COMPILE_OBJECT";
-  std::vector<std::string> rules;
-  rules.push_back(this->Makefile->GetRequiredDefinition(varString));
-  varString = "CMAKE_";
-  varString += lang;
-  varString += "_FLAGS";
-  std::string flags;
-  flags += this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition(varString);
-  flags += " ";
-    {
-    std::vector<std::string> includes;
-    this->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, &target, lang);
-    flags += this->GetIncludeFlags(includes, &target, lang);
-    }
-  flags += this->Makefile->GetDefineFlags();
-
-  // Construct the command lines.
-  cmCustomCommandLines commandLines;
-  std::vector<std::string> commands;
-  cmSystemTools::ExpandList(rules, commands);
-  cmLocalGenerator::RuleVariables vars;
-  vars.Language = lang.c_str();
-  vars.Source = sourceFile.c_str();
-  vars.Object = objectFile.c_str();
-  vars.ObjectDir = objectDir.c_str();
-  vars.Flags = flags.c_str();
-  for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator i = commands.begin();
-      i != commands.end(); ++i)
-    {
-    // Expand the full command line string.
-    this->ExpandRuleVariables(*i, vars);
-
-    // Parse the string to get the custom command line.
-    cmCustomCommandLine commandLine;
-    std::vector<std::string> cmd = cmSystemTools::ParseArguments(i->c_str());
-    commandLine.insert(commandLine.end(), cmd.begin(), cmd.end());
-
-    // Store this command line.
-    commandLines.push_back(commandLine);
-    }
-
-  // Check for extra object-file dependencies.
-  std::vector<std::string> depends;
-  const char* additionalDeps = source.GetProperty("OBJECT_DEPENDS");
-  if(additionalDeps)
-    {
-    cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(additionalDeps, depends);
-    }
-
-  // Generate a meaningful comment for the command.
-  std::string comment = "Building ";
-  comment += lang;
-  comment += " object ";
-  comment += this->Convert(ofname, START_OUTPUT);
-
-  // Add the custom command to build the object file.
-  this->Makefile->AddCustomCommandToOutput(
-    ofname,
-    depends,
-    source.GetFullPath(),
-    commandLines,
-    comment.c_str(),
-    this->StateSnapshot.GetDirectory().GetCurrentBinary()
-    );
-}
-
 // List of variables that are replaced when
 // rules are expanced.  These variables are
 // replaced in the form <var> with GetSafeDefinition(var).
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
index 429d5fcf3..297157429 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
@@ -328,12 +328,6 @@ protected:
   void InsertRuleLauncher(std::string& s, cmTarget* target,
                           const std::string& prop);
 
-  ///! add a custom command to build a .o file that is part of a target
-  void AddCustomCommandToCreateObject(const char* ofname,
-                                      const std::string& lang,
-                                      cmSourceFile& source,
-                                      cmGeneratorTarget& target);
-
   // Handle old-style install rules stored in the targets.
   void GenerateTargetInstallRules(
     std::ostream& os, const std::string& config,