diff --git a/posix/JackPosixProcessSync.cpp b/posix/JackPosixProcessSync.cpp
index 04c8785f..7902abe7 100644
--- a/posix/JackPosixProcessSync.cpp
+++ b/posix/JackPosixProcessSync.cpp
@@ -103,38 +103,6 @@ void JackPosixProcessSync::LockedWait()
     }
 }
 
-bool JackPosixProcessSync::TimedWait(long usec)
-{
-    ThrowIf(!pthread_equal(pthread_self(), fOwner), JackException("JackPosixProcessSync::TimedWait: a thread has to have locked a mutex before it can wait"));
-    fOwner = 0;
-
-    struct timeval T0, T1;
-    timespec time;
-    struct timeval now;
-    int res;
-
-    jack_log("JackPosixProcessSync::TimedWait time out = %ld", usec);
-    gettimeofday(&T0, 0);
-
-    gettimeofday(&now, 0);
-    unsigned int next_date_usec = now.tv_usec + usec;
-    time.tv_sec = now.tv_sec + (next_date_usec / 1000000);
-    time.tv_nsec = (next_date_usec % 1000000) * 1000;
-
-    res = pthread_cond_timedwait(&fCond, &fMutex, &time);
-    if (res != 0) {
-        jack_error("JackPosixProcessSync::TimedWait error usec = %ld err = %s", usec, strerror(res));
-    } else {
-        fOwner = pthread_self();
-    }
-
-    gettimeofday(&T1, 0);
-    jack_log("JackPosixProcessSync::TimedWait finished delta = %5.1lf",
-             (1e6 * T1.tv_sec - 1e6 * T0.tv_sec + T1.tv_usec - T0.tv_usec));
-
-    return (res == 0);
-}
-
 // TO DO : check thread consistency?
 bool JackPosixProcessSync::LockedTimedWait(long usec)
 {
diff --git a/posix/JackPosixProcessSync.h b/posix/JackPosixProcessSync.h
index 956d39c3..286c4d90 100644
--- a/posix/JackPosixProcessSync.h
+++ b/posix/JackPosixProcessSync.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class JackPosixProcessSync : public JackBasePosixMutex
             pthread_cond_destroy(&fCond);
         }
 
-        bool TimedWait(long usec);
         bool LockedTimedWait(long usec);
 
         void Wait();