diff --git a/src/Nibbler.cpp b/src/Nibbler.cpp
index cb5d7e43b..132ec15f6 100644
--- a/src/Nibbler.cpp
+++ b/src/Nibbler.cpp
@@ -403,33 +403,6 @@ bool Nibbler::getInt (int& result)
   return false;
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-bool Nibbler::getHex (int& result)
-{
-  std::string::size_type i = _cursor;
-
-  if (i < _length)
-  {
-    if (_input[i] == '-')
-      ++i;
-    else if (_input[i] == '+')
-      ++i;
-  }
-
-  // TODO Potential for use of find_first_not_of
-  while (i < _length && isxdigit (_input[i]))
-    ++i;
-
-  if (i > _cursor)
-  {
-    result = strtoimax (_input.substr (_cursor, i - _cursor).c_str (), NULL, 16);
-    _cursor = i;
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  return false;
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool Nibbler::getUnsignedInt (int& result)
 {
diff --git a/src/Nibbler.h b/src/Nibbler.h
index d2eb1d011..b97b12a58 100644
--- a/src/Nibbler.h
+++ b/src/Nibbler.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public:
   bool getDigit3 (int&);
   bool getDigit2 (int&);
   bool getInt (int&);
-  bool getHex (int&);
   bool getUnsignedInt (int&);
   bool getNumber (std::string&);
   bool getNumber (double&);
diff --git a/test/nibbler.t.cpp b/test/nibbler.t.cpp
index b2ed19f7a..886153b97 100644
--- a/test/nibbler.t.cpp
+++ b/test/nibbler.t.cpp
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
 #ifdef NIBBLER_FEATURE_DATE
 #ifdef NIBBLER_FEATURE_REGEX
-  UnitTest t (417);
+  UnitTest t (410);
 #else
-  UnitTest t (387);
+  UnitTest t (380);
 #endif
 #else
 #ifdef NIBBLER_FEATURE_REGEX
-  UnitTest t (353);
+  UnitTest t (346);
 #else
-  UnitTest t (329);
+  UnitTest t (322);
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
     t.notok (n.getQuoted ('"', s),       "trivial: getQuoted");
     t.notok (n.getDigit (i),             "trivial: getDigit");
     t.notok (n.getInt (i),               "trivial: getInt"); // 10
-    t.notok (n.getHex (i),               "trivial: getHex");
     t.notok (n.getUnsignedInt (i),       "trivial: getUnsignedInt");
     t.notok (n.getUntilEOL (s),          "trivial: getUntilEOL");
     t.notok (n.getUntilEOS (s),          "trivial: getUntilEOS");
@@ -301,16 +300,6 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
     t.is    (i, -4,                   "      '-4' :         getInt ()       -> '-4'");
     t.ok    (n.depleted (),           "        '' :       depleted ()       -> true");
 
-    // bool getHex (int&);
-    t.diag ("Nibbler::getHex");
-    n = Nibbler ("123 7b");
-    t.ok    (n.getHex (i),            "  '123 7b' :         getHex ()       -> true");
-    t.is    (i, 291,                  "  '123 7b' :         getHex ()       -> '291'");
-    t.ok    (n.skip (' '),            "     ' 7b' :           skip (' ')    -> true");
-    t.ok    (n.getHex (i),            "      '7b' :         getHex ()       -> true");
-    t.is    (i, 123,                  "      '7b' :         getHex ()       -> '123'");
-    t.ok    (n.depleted (),           "        '' :       depleted ()       -> true");
-
     // bool getUnsignedInt (int&i);
     t.diag ("Nibbler::getUnsignedInt");
     n = Nibbler ("123 4");