diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
index 634db7ff85..1fcb5acaea 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx
@@ -153,13 +153,6 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::WriteSLNHeader(std::ostream& fout)
   fout << "# Visual Studio 2005\n";
 }
 
-void cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::GetDocumentation(
-  cmDocumentationEntry& entry)
-{
-  entry.Name = cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::GetActualName();
-  entry.Brief = "Generates Visual Studio 8 2005 project files.";
-}
-
 std::string cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::GetGenerateStampList()
 {
   return "generate.stamp.list";
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h
index 03fa077fa0..4723b83ba7 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ public:
   ///! Get the name for the generator.
   virtual std::string GetName() const { return this->Name; }
 
-  /** Get the documentation entry for this generator.  */
-  static void GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry);
-
   /** Get the name of the main stamp list file. */
   static std::string GetGenerateStampList();