diff --git a/Source/CPack/cmCPackRPMGenerator.cxx b/Source/CPack/cmCPackRPMGenerator.cxx
index 83d653f00..3ccb93472 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/cmCPackRPMGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/CPack/cmCPackRPMGenerator.cxx
@@ -68,9 +68,3 @@ int cmCPackRPMGenerator::CompressFiles(const char* /*outFileName*/,
 }
 
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------
-int cmCPackRPMGenerator::InitializeInternal()
-{
-  return this->Superclass::InitializeInternal();
-}
-
diff --git a/Source/CPack/cmCPackRPMGenerator.h b/Source/CPack/cmCPackRPMGenerator.h
index c3b7a075b..4279c3a82 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/cmCPackRPMGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/CPack/cmCPackRPMGenerator.h
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public:
   virtual ~cmCPackRPMGenerator();
 
 protected:
-  virtual int InitializeInternal();
-  int CompressFiles(const char* outFileName, const char* toplevel,
+  virtual int CompressFiles(const char* outFileName, const char* toplevel,
     const std::vector<std::string>& files);
   virtual const char* GetOutputExtension() { return ".rpm"; }
   virtual const char* GetInstallPrefix() { return "/usr"; }