diff --git a/include/internal/catch_common.h b/include/internal/catch_common.h
index 6bdcccb8..32b57ac1 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_common.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_common.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ namespace Catch {
     bool endsWith( std::string const& s, std::string const& suffix );
     bool endsWith( std::string const& s, char suffix );
     bool contains( std::string const& s, std::string const& infix );
-    bool contains( std::string const& s, std::string const& infix );
     void toLowerInPlace( std::string& s );
     std::string toLower( std::string const& s );
     std::string trim( std::string const& str );
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_common.hpp b/include/internal/catch_common.hpp
index 339f0407..9f943777 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_common.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_common.hpp
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ namespace Catch {
     bool contains( std::string const& s, std::string const& infix ) {
         return s.find( infix ) != std::string::npos;
     }
-    bool contains( std::string const& s, char infix ) {
-        return s.find(infix) != std::string::npos;
-    }
     char toLowerCh(char c) {
         return static_cast<char>( std::tolower( c ) );
     }