diff --git a/cosv/inc/cosv/streamstr.hxx b/cosv/inc/cosv/streamstr.hxx
index 30ad929736a6..649c2c1ffc55 100644
--- a/cosv/inc/cosv/streamstr.hxx
+++ b/cosv/inc/cosv/streamstr.hxx
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ class StreamStr : public bostream
     const_iterator      cur() const;
     const_iterator      end() const;
 
-    size_type           token_count(
-                            char                i_cSplit ) const;
     String              token(
                             position_type       i_nNr,      /// Starting with 0.
                             char                i_cSpli ) const;
diff --git a/cosv/source/strings/streamstr.cxx b/cosv/source/strings/streamstr.cxx
index b22e05896740..fff564f6fff6 100644
--- a/cosv/source/strings/streamstr.cxx
+++ b/cosv/source/strings/streamstr.cxx
@@ -699,13 +699,6 @@ StreamStr::to_upper( position_type       i_nStart,
     return *this;
 }
 
-
-StreamStr::size_type
-StreamStr::token_count( char i_cSplit ) const
-{
-    return count_chars(dpData, i_cSplit) + 1;
-}
-
 String
 StreamStr::token( position_type i_nNr,
                   char          i_cSplit ) const