diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator.cxx
index 60e45b840..164d11636 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator.cxx
@@ -22,17 +22,6 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator()
   this->ArchitectureId = "x64";
 }
 
-///! Create a local generator appropriate to this Global Generator
-cmLocalGenerator *cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator::CreateLocalGenerator()
-{
-  cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator *lg
-    = new cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator(cmLocalVisualStudioGenerator::VS8);
-  lg->SetPlatformName(this->GetPlatformName());
-  lg->SetExtraFlagTable(this->GetExtraFlagTableVS8());
-  lg->SetGlobalGenerator(this);
-  return lg;
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator
 ::GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry) const
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator.h
index 136cdb8b4..12f80125a 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Win64Generator.h
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ public:
   /** Get the documentation entry for this generator.  */
   virtual void GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry) const;
 
-  ///! create the correct local generator
-  virtual cmLocalGenerator *CreateLocalGenerator();
-
   /**
    * Try to determine system infomation such as shared library
    * extension, pthreads, byte order etc.
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator.cxx
index 993340ae8..38dbfacc4 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator.cxx
@@ -19,17 +19,6 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator()
   this->ArchitectureId = "Itanium";
 }
 
-///! Create a local generator appropriate to this Global Generator
-cmLocalGenerator *cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator::CreateLocalGenerator()
-{
-  cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator *lg =
-    new cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator(cmLocalVisualStudioGenerator::VS9);
-  lg->SetPlatformName(this->GetPlatformName());
-  lg->SetExtraFlagTable(this->GetExtraFlagTableVS8());
-  lg->SetGlobalGenerator(this);
-  return lg;
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator
 ::GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry) const
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator.h
index e33ee1550..989b0d1af 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9IA64Generator.h
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ public:
   /** Get the documentation entry for this generator.  */
   virtual void GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry) const;
 
-  ///! create the correct local generator
-  virtual cmLocalGenerator *CreateLocalGenerator();
-
   /**
    * Try to determine system infomation such as shared library
    * extension, pthreads, byte order etc.
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator.cxx
index 08f537d1a..4d8a6463b 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator.cxx
@@ -19,17 +19,6 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator()
   this->ArchitectureId = "x64";
 }
 
-///! Create a local generator appropriate to this Global Generator
-cmLocalGenerator *cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator::CreateLocalGenerator()
-{
-  cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator *lg =
-    new cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator(cmLocalVisualStudioGenerator::VS9);
-  lg->SetPlatformName(this->GetPlatformName());
-  lg->SetExtraFlagTable(this->GetExtraFlagTableVS8());
-  lg->SetGlobalGenerator(this);
-  return lg;
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator
 ::GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry) const
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator.h
index 0ce1afe3d..7c20cf4e2 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio9Win64Generator.h
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ public:
   /** Get the documentation entry for this generator.  */
   virtual void GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry) const;
 
-  ///! create the correct local generator
-  virtual cmLocalGenerator *CreateLocalGenerator();
-
   /**
    * Try to determine system infomation such as shared library
    * extension, pthreads, byte order etc.