--- a/src/pt-cmd.cc	Tue Feb 03 12:47:38 2009 +0100
+++ b/src/pt-cmd.cc	Wed Feb 04 00:47:53 2009 -0500
@@ -45,24 +45,6 @@
 
 // Function definition.
 
-void
-tree_function_def::eval (void)
-{
-  octave_function *f = function ();
-
-  if (f)
-    {
-      std::string nm = f->name ();
-
-      symbol_table::install_cmdline_function (nm, fcn);
-
-      // Make sure that any variable with the same name as the new
-      // function is cleared.
-
-      symbol_table::varref (nm) = octave_value ();
-    }
-}
-
 tree_command *
 tree_function_def::dup (symbol_table::scope_id,
 			symbol_table::context_id /*context*/)