diff --git a/FWCore/Utilities/interface/FunctionWithDict.h b/FWCore/Utilities/interface/FunctionWithDict.h
index 1ff2d788bdb98..788b79beed897 100644
--- a/FWCore/Utilities/interface/FunctionWithDict.h
+++ b/FWCore/Utilities/interface/FunctionWithDict.h
@@ -50,43 +50,4 @@ class FunctionWithDict {
 
 } // namespace edm
 
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/ObjectWithDict.h"
-#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/TypeWithDict.h"
-
-namespace edm {
-
-/// Call a static function of class theType, with a return
-/// value of type T, by name with no arguments.
-template<typename T>
-inline
-void
-invokeByName(T& retval, TypeWithDict const& theType, std::string const& name)
-{
-  if (!bool(theType)) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "FunctionWithDict: invokeByName<%s>: "
-            "Passed type is invalid!\n", typeid(T).name());
-    abort();
-  }
-  FunctionWithDict func = theType.functionMemberByName(name);
-  if (!bool(func)) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "FunctionWithDict: invokeByName<%s>: "
-            "Could not find function named '%s' in type '%s'\n",
-            typeid(T).name(), name.c_str(), theType.name().c_str());
-    abort();
-  }
-  if (func.functionParameterSize(true) != 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "FunctionWithDict: invokeByName<%s>: "
-            "function '%s' in type '%s' should have zero "
-            "parameters, but has %lu parameters instead!\n",
-            typeid(T).name(), name.c_str(), theType.name().c_str(),
-            func.functionParameterSize(true));
-    abort();
-    return;
-  }
-  ObjectWithDict retobj(typeid(T), &retval);
-  func.invoke(&retobj);
-}
-
-} // namespace edm
-
 #endif // FWCore_Utilities_FunctionWithDict_h