diff --git a/eqlaunch/zone_launch.cpp b/eqlaunch/zone_launch.cpp
index 4e0a9a8ff..15943f315 100644
--- a/eqlaunch/zone_launch.cpp
+++ b/eqlaunch/zone_launch.cpp
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@
 int ZoneLaunch::s_running = 0;	//the number of zones running under this launcher
 Timer ZoneLaunch::s_startTimer(1);	//I do not trust this things state after static initialization
 
-void ZoneLaunch::InitStartTimer() {
-	s_startTimer.Start(1);
-	s_startTimer.Trigger();
-}
-
 ZoneLaunch::ZoneLaunch(WorldServer *world, const char *launcher_name,
 const char *zone_name, uint16 port, const EQEmuConfig *config)
 : m_state(StateStartPending),
diff --git a/eqlaunch/zone_launch.h b/eqlaunch/zone_launch.h
index ac48be92c..d52a93bb2 100644
--- a/eqlaunch/zone_launch.h
+++ b/eqlaunch/zone_launch.h
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ public:
 	void SendStatus() const;
 
 	const char *GetZone() const { return(m_zone.c_str()); }
-	uint32 GetStartCount() const { return(m_startCount); }
-
-	//should only be called during process init to setup the start timer.
-	static void InitStartTimer();
 
 protected:
 	bool IsRunning() const { return(m_state == StateStarted || m_state == StateStopPending || m_state == StateRestartPending); }