diff --git a/common/translation.cpp b/common/translation.cpp
index 13835fa3180..b1599db0775 100644
--- a/common/translation.cpp
+++ b/common/translation.cpp
@@ -164,12 +164,6 @@ U32String TranslationManager::getTranslation(const char *message, const char *co
 	return U32String(message);
 }
 
-String TranslationManager::getCurrentCharset() const {
-	if (_currentCharset.empty())
-		return "ASCII";
-	return _currentCharset;
-}
-
 String TranslationManager::getCurrentLanguage() const {
 	if (_currentLang == -1)
 		return "en";
diff --git a/common/translation.h b/common/translation.h
index 1b47ad0a470..583718aac23 100644
--- a/common/translation.h
+++ b/common/translation.h
@@ -182,11 +182,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	const TLangArray getSupportedLanguageNames() const;
 
-	/**
-	 * Return the charset specified by the selected translation language.
-	 */
-	String getCurrentCharset() const;
-
 	/**
 	 * Return the currently selected translation language.
 	 */