diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/mkbalancedpm/mkbalancedpm.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/mkbalancedpm/mkbalancedpm.cc
index 79f3b675..a6940f62 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/mkbalancedpm/mkbalancedpm.cc
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/VDProgMesh/mkbalancedpm/mkbalancedpm.cc
@@ -154,9 +154,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
-  /// hide this method
-  void set_binary(bool _b) {}
-
   OpenMesh::VPropHandleT<level_t> level_;
 
   level_t max_level_; // maximum level reached