diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 6f12f31f32..a0c891cf97 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 	string name() const { return _name; }
 	string snap_name() const { return _current_snapshot_name; }
 	string raid_path () const;
-	string export_dir () const;
 
 	void set_snap_name ();
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index d06c90780a..90d0752576 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -1867,15 +1867,6 @@ Session::template_dir ()
 	return path;
 }
 
-string
-Session::export_dir () const
-{
-	string res = _path;
-	res += export_dir_name;
-	res += '/';
-	return res;
-}
-
 string
 Session::suffixed_search_path (string suffix, bool data)
 {