diff --git a/Streaming.cpp b/Streaming.cpp
index 090a0d04..f8c63378 100644
--- a/Streaming.cpp
+++ b/Streaming.cpp
@@ -242,20 +242,6 @@ namespace stream
 			m_ReceiveQueue.WakeUp ();
 		}	
 	}
-		
-	size_t Stream::Receive (uint8_t * buf, size_t len, int timeout)
-	{
-		if (!m_IsOpen) return 0;
-		if (m_ReceiveQueue.IsEmpty ())
-		{
-			if (!timeout) return 0;
-			if (!m_ReceiveQueue.Wait (timeout, 0))
-				return 0;
-		}
-
-		// either non-empty or we have received something
-		return ConcatenatePackets (buf, len);
-	}	
 
 	size_t Stream::ConcatenatePackets (uint8_t * buf, size_t len)
 	{
diff --git a/Streaming.h b/Streaming.h
index b1706e4a..4d597345 100644
--- a/Streaming.h
+++ b/Streaming.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace stream
 			
 			void HandleNextPacket (Packet * packet);
 			size_t Send (uint8_t * buf, size_t len, int timeout); // timeout in seconds
-			size_t Receive (uint8_t * buf, size_t len, int timeout = 0); // returns 0 if timeout expired
+			
 			template<typename Buffer, typename ReceiveHandler>
 			void AsyncReceive (const Buffer& buffer, ReceiveHandler handler, int timeout = 0);