diff --git a/include/History.h b/include/History.h
index f8c232b0e4..59a2606ccc 100644
--- a/include/History.h
+++ b/include/History.h
@@ -201,24 +201,6 @@ private:
     	return ObjectSQL::select_column(db,table,column,where,value);
     }
 
-    /**
-     *  Sets the value of a column in the pool for a given object
-     *    @param db pointer to Database
-     *    @param column to be selected
-     *    @param where contidtion to select the column
-     *    @param value of the column
-     *    @return 0 on success
-     */
-    int update_column(
-        SqliteDB *      db,
-        const string&   column,
-        const string&   where,
-        const string&   value)
-    {
-    	return ObjectSQL::update_column(db,table,column,where,value);
-    }
-
-
     /**
      *  Function to unmarshall a history object
      *    @param num the number of columns read from the DB
diff --git a/include/Leases.h b/include/Leases.h
index e245b95264..9b3280fbcb 100644
--- a/include/Leases.h
+++ b/include/Leases.h
@@ -282,24 +282,7 @@ private:
      *    @return 0 on success.
      */
     int update(SqliteDB * db);
-
-    /**
-     *  Sets the value of a column in the pool for a given object
-     *    @param db pointer to Database
-     *    @param column to be selected
-     *    @param where condition to select the column
-     *    @param value of the column
-     *    @return 0 on success
-     */
-    int update_column(
-        SqliteDB *      db,
-        const string&   column,
-        const string&   where,
-        const string&   value)
-    {
-        return ObjectSQL::update_column(db,table,column,where,value);
-    }
-    
+   
     /**
      *  Gets the value of a column in the pool for a given object
      *    @param db pointer to Database
diff --git a/include/ObjectSQL.h b/include/ObjectSQL.h
index f777b570ea..88ff32648f 100644
--- a/include/ObjectSQL.h
+++ b/include/ObjectSQL.h
@@ -51,22 +51,6 @@ protected:
         const string&   column,
         const string&   where,
         string *        value);
-    
-    /**
-     *  Sets the value of a column in the pool for a given object
-     *    @param db pointer to Database
-     *    @param table supporting the object
-     *    @param column to be selected
-     *    @param where contidtion to select the column
-     *    @param value of the column
-     *    @return 0 on success
-     */
-    int update_column(
-        SqliteDB *      db,
-        const string&   table,
-        const string&   column,
-        const string&   where,
-        const string&   value);
 
     /**
      *  Reads the ObjectSQL (identified with its OID) from the database.
diff --git a/src/pool/ObjectSQL.cc b/src/pool/ObjectSQL.cc
index 5af6ae357b..ff2590bf20 100644
--- a/src/pool/ObjectSQL.cc
+++ b/src/pool/ObjectSQL.cc
@@ -72,23 +72,3 @@ int ObjectSQL::select_column(
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-int ObjectSQL::update_column(
-    SqliteDB *      db,  
-    const string&   table,
-    const string&   column,
-    const string&   where,
-    const string&   value)
-{
-    ostringstream   os;
-
-    if ( where.empty() == true )
-    {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    os << "UPDATE " << table << " SET "<< column << " ='" << value 
-        << "' WHERE " << where;
-             
-    return db->exec(os);
-}