diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_SITL/Util.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_SITL/Util.h
index 588fc2a25a311..cbfbeda556670 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_SITL/Util.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_SITL/Util.h
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ class HALSITL::Util : public AP_HAL::Util {
     Util(SITL_State *_sitlState) :
         sitlState(_sitlState) {}
     
-    bool run_debug_shell(AP_HAL::BetterStream *stream) override {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
        how much free memory do we have in bytes. 
      */