diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_xmlwriter.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_xmlwriter.cpp
index 1be19bfc..3aecd04a 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_xmlwriter.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_xmlwriter.cpp
@@ -322,12 +322,6 @@ namespace {
         m_os << R"(<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href=")" << url << R"("?>)" << '\n';
     }
 
-    XmlWriter& XmlWriter::writeBlankLine() {
-        ensureTagClosed();
-        m_os << '\n';
-        return *this;
-    }
-
     void XmlWriter::ensureTagClosed() {
         if( m_tagIsOpen ) {
             m_os << '>' << std::flush;
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_xmlwriter.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_xmlwriter.hpp
index a939a6f3..7bfa2c39 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_xmlwriter.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_xmlwriter.hpp
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ namespace Catch {
 
         void writeStylesheetRef( StringRef url );
 
-        XmlWriter& writeBlankLine();
-
         void ensureTagClosed();
 
     private: