diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/OctreePacketData.h b/libraries/octree/src/OctreePacketData.h
index 0ef5039fb0..e6f86bb861 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/OctreePacketData.h
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/OctreePacketData.h
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ public:
     bool appendRawData(const unsigned char* data, int length);
     bool appendRawData(QByteArray data);
 
-    bool canAppendBytes(int numBytes) const { return _bytesAvailable > numBytes; }
-
     /// returns a byte offset from beginning of the uncompressed stream based on offset from end.
     /// Positive offsetFromEnd returns that many bytes before the end of uncompressed stream
     int getUncompressedByteOffset(int offsetFromEnd = 0) const { return _bytesInUse - offsetFromEnd; }