diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp
index e704d5c9e..aed00e339 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp
@@ -130,74 +130,6 @@ static PSymbol *FindDecorateBuiltinFunction(FName funcname, VMNativeFunction::Na
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-static ExpVal GetVariableValue (void *address, FExpressionType &type)
-{
-	// NOTE: This cannot access native variables of types
-	// char, short and float. These need to be redefined if necessary!
-	ExpVal ret;
-
-	switch(type.Type)
-	{
-	case VAL_Int:
-		ret.Type = VAL_Int;
-		ret.Int = *(int*)address;
-		break;
-
-	case VAL_Sound:
-		ret.Type = VAL_Sound;
-		ret.Int = *(FSoundID*)address;
-		break;
-
-	case VAL_Name:
-		ret.Type = VAL_Name;
-		ret.Int = *(FName*)address;
-		break;
-
-	case VAL_Color:
-		ret.Type = VAL_Color;
-		ret.Int = *(int*)address;
-		break;
-
-	case VAL_Bool:
-		ret.Type = VAL_Int;
-		ret.Int = *(bool*)address;
-		break;
-
-	case VAL_Float:
-		ret.Type = VAL_Float;
-		ret.Float = *(double*)address;
-		break;
-
-	case VAL_Fixed:
-		ret.Type = VAL_Float;
-		ret.Float = (*(fixed_t*)address) / 65536.;
-		break;
-
-	case VAL_Angle:
-		ret.Type = VAL_Float;
-		ret.Float = (*(angle_t*)address) * 90./ANGLE_90;	// intentionally not using ANGLE_1
-		break;
-
-	case VAL_Object:
-	case VAL_Class:
-		ret.Type = ExpValType(type.Type);	// object and class pointers don't retain their specific class information as values
-		ret.pointer = *(void**)address;
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		ret.Type = VAL_Unknown;
-		ret.pointer = NULL;
-		break;
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-//==========================================================================
-//
-//
-//
-//==========================================================================
-
 ExpEmit FxExpression::Emit (VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 {
 	ScriptPosition.Message(MSG_ERROR, "Unemitted expression found");