diff --git a/libethereum/DatabasePaths.cpp b/libethereum/DatabasePaths.cpp
index 63d868af553..0f7c2944fab 100644
--- a/libethereum/DatabasePaths.cpp
+++ b/libethereum/DatabasePaths.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ DatabasePaths::DatabasePaths(fs::path const& _rootPath, h256 const& _genesisHash
     m_extrasMinorVersionPath = m_extrasPath / fs::path("minor");
 }
 
-bool DatabasePaths::pathsSet() const noexcept
-{
-    return !m_rootPath.empty();
-}
-
 fs::path const& DatabasePaths::rootPath() const noexcept
 {
     return m_rootPath;
diff --git a/libethereum/DatabasePaths.h b/libethereum/DatabasePaths.h
index 280be931464..cbd35d5f1c3 100644
--- a/libethereum/DatabasePaths.h
+++ b/libethereum/DatabasePaths.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class DatabasePaths
 {
 public:
     DatabasePaths(boost::filesystem::path const& _rootPath, h256 const& _genesisHash) noexcept;
-    bool pathsSet() const noexcept;
     boost::filesystem::path const& rootPath() const noexcept;
     boost::filesystem::path const& chainPath() const noexcept;
     boost::filesystem::path const& blocksPath() const noexcept;