diff --git a/include/Accessor.h b/include/Accessor.h
index a05cf22c365a7ee0d01e0c789f9c5145f1c9cced..466d480770a7b2055d2ec9957af994b6f2b3acfa 100644
--- a/include/Accessor.h
+++ b/include/Accessor.h
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ namespace ChimeraTK {
        *  placeholder constructor without arguments. */
       virtual bool isInitialised() const = 0;
 
-      /** Create pair of ProcessVariables, use one end as the local implementation and return the other. */
-      virtual boost::shared_ptr<ProcessVariable> createProcessVariable() = 0;
-
       /** Use a ProcessVariable as implementation. */
       virtual void useProcessVariable(boost::shared_ptr<ProcessVariable> &var) = 0;