diff --git a/src/CLI2.cpp b/src/CLI2.cpp
index 0b2a480ed..fce3d8cfc 100644
--- a/src/CLI2.cpp
+++ b/src/CLI2.cpp
@@ -2071,25 +2071,6 @@ bool CLI2::isAttribute (const std::string& raw) const
   return true;
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-bool CLI2::isName (const std::string& raw) const
-{
-  if (raw != "")
-  {
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < raw.length (); ++i)
-    {
-      if (i == 0 && ! Lexer::isIdentifierStart (raw[i]))
-        return false;
-      else if (! Lexer::isIdentifierNext (raw[i]))
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  return false;
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool CLI2::disqualifyInsufficientTerms (
   const std::vector <std::pair <std::string, Lexer::Type>>& lexemes) const
diff --git a/src/CLI2.h b/src/CLI2.h
index 56bb9afac..04a123c30 100644
--- a/src/CLI2.h
+++ b/src/CLI2.h
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ private:
 
   bool isUUIDList       (const std::string&) const;
   bool isAttribute      (const std::string&) const;
-  bool isName           (const std::string&) const;
 
   bool disqualifyInsufficientTerms (const std::vector <std::pair <std::string, Lexer::Type>>&) const;
   bool disqualifyNoOps             (const std::vector <std::pair <std::string, Lexer::Type>>&) const;