diff --git a/src/benchmarks/cusparse-bench/src/mm_reader.cpp b/src/benchmarks/cusparse-bench/src/mm_reader.cpp
index 033d55d..e6ac0eb 100644
--- a/src/benchmarks/cusparse-bench/src/mm_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/benchmarks/cusparse-bench/src/mm_reader.cpp
@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ class MatrixMarketReader
         return isSymmetric;
     }
 
-    char &GetTypecode( )
-    {
-        return Typecode;
-    }
-
     Coordinate<FloatType> *GetUnsymCoordinates( )
     {
         return unsym_coords;
diff --git a/src/library/io/mm-reader.cpp b/src/library/io/mm-reader.cpp
index 48f378a..c67e196 100644
--- a/src/library/io/mm-reader.cpp
+++ b/src/library/io/mm-reader.cpp
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ class MatrixMarketReader
         return isSymmetric;
     }
 
-    char &GetTypecode( )
-    {
-        return Typecode;
-    }
-
     Coordinate<FloatType> *GetUnsymCoordinates( )
     {
         return unsym_coords;