2 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/util/system.cpp b/src/util/system.cpp
index 8268456919..4934174420 100644
--- a/src/util/system.cpp
+++ b/src/util/system.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 const int64_t nStartupTime = GetTime();
 
 const char * const BITCOIN_CONF_FILENAME = "bitcoin.conf";
-const char * const BITCOIN_PID_FILENAME = "bitcoind.pid";
 
 ArgsManager gArgs;
 
@@ -958,13 +957,6 @@ std::string ArgsManager::GetChainName() const
     return CBaseChainParams::MAIN;
 }
 
-#ifndef WIN32
-fs::path GetPidFile()
-{
-    return AbsPathForConfigVal(fs::path(gArgs.GetArg("-pid", BITCOIN_PID_FILENAME)));
-}
-#endif
-
 bool RenameOver(fs::path src, fs::path dest)
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
diff --git a/src/util/system.h b/src/util/system.h
index 44ba740e4e..5dc796c9ba 100644
--- a/src/util/system.h
+++ b/src/util/system.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 int64_t GetStartupTime();
 
 extern const char * const BITCOIN_CONF_FILENAME;
-extern const char * const BITCOIN_PID_FILENAME;
 
 /** Translate a message to the native language of the user. */
 const extern std::function<std::string(const char*)> G_TRANSLATION_FUN;
@@ -84,9 +83,6 @@ const fs::path &GetBlocksDir();
 const fs::path &GetDataDir(bool fNetSpecific = true);
 void ClearDatadirCache();
 fs::path GetConfigFile(const std::string& confPath);
-#ifndef WIN32
-fs::path GetPidFile();
-#endif
 #ifdef WIN32
 fs::path GetSpecialFolderPath(int nFolder, bool fCreate = true);
 #endif