diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
index 99a7fae879..44ced11cd4 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -1217,13 +1217,6 @@ void cmMakefileTargetGenerator::WriteObjectsVariable(
                          << "\n";
 }
 
-void cmMakefileTargetGenerator::WriteObjectsString(std::string& buildObjs)
-{
-  std::vector<std::string> objStrings;
-  this->WriteObjectsStrings(objStrings);
-  buildObjs = objStrings[0];
-}
-
 class cmMakefileTargetGeneratorObjectStrings
 {
 public:
@@ -1677,7 +1670,9 @@ void cmMakefileTargetGenerator::CreateObjectLists(
     }
   } else if (useLinkScript) {
     if (!useArchiveRules) {
-      this->WriteObjectsString(buildObjs);
+      std::vector<std::string> objStrings;
+      this->WriteObjectsStrings(objStrings);
+      buildObjs = objStrings[0];
     }
   } else {
     buildObjs = "$(";
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.h b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.h
index df7b6aafe3..813af80f50 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.h
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ protected:
   void WriteObjectsVariable(std::string& variableName,
                             std::string& variableNameExternal,
                             bool useWatcomQuote);
-  void WriteObjectsString(std::string& buildObjs);
   void WriteObjectsStrings(std::vector<std::string>& objStrings,
                            std::string::size_type limit = std::string::npos);