diff --git a/src/base/ctml.cpp b/src/base/ctml.cpp
index 00940ce4c..8406349fc 100644
--- a/src/base/ctml.cpp
+++ b/src/base/ctml.cpp
@@ -505,99 +505,6 @@ size_t getFloatArray(const Cantera::XML_Node& node, std::vector<doublereal> & v,
     return v.size();
 }
 
-int  getNamedFloatArray(const Cantera::XML_Node& parentNode, const std::string& nodeName, std::vector<doublereal> & v,
-                        const bool convert, const std::string unitsString)
-{
-    std::string::size_type icom;
-    std::string numstr;
-    doublereal dtmp;
-    std::string nn = parentNode.name();
-    v.clear();
-    const Cantera::XML_Node* readNode = parentNode.findByName(nodeName);
-    if (!readNode) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    doublereal vmin = Undef;
-    doublereal vmax = Undef;
-    doublereal funit = 1.0;
-    /*
-     * Get the attributes field, units, from the XML node
-     */
-    std::string units = (*readNode)["units"];
-    if (units != "" && convert) {
-        if (unitsString == "actEnergy" && units != "") {
-            funit = actEnergyToSI(units);
-        } else if (unitsString != "" && units != "") {
-            funit = toSI(units);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if ((*readNode)["min"] != "") {
-        vmin = fpValueCheck((*readNode)["min"]);
-    }
-    if ((*readNode)["max"] != "") {
-        vmax = fpValueCheck((*readNode)["max"]);
-    }
-
-    int expectedSize = 0;
-    nn = (*readNode)["size"];
-    expectedSize = atoi(nn.c_str());
-
-    nn = (*readNode)["vtype"];
-    if (nn != "floatArray") {
-        throw CanteraError("getNamedFloatArray",
-                           "node named " + nodeName + "didn't have correct vtype");
-    }
-
-
-    doublereal vv;
-    std::string val = readNode->value();
-    while (1 > 0) {
-        icom = val.find(',');
-        if (icom != string::npos) {
-            numstr = val.substr(0,icom);
-            val = val.substr(icom+1,val.size());
-            dtmp = fpValueCheck(numstr);
-            v.push_back(dtmp);
-        } else {
-            /*
-             * This little bit of code is to allow for the
-             * possibility of a comma being the last
-             * item in the value text. This was allowed in
-             * previous versions of Cantera, even though it
-             * would appear to be odd. So, we keep the
-             * possibilty in for backwards compatibility.
-             */
-            int nlen = strlen(val.c_str());
-            if (nlen > 0) {
-                dtmp = fpValueCheck(val);
-                v.push_back(dtmp);
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-        vv = v.back();
-        if (vmin != Undef && vv < vmin - Tiny) {
-            writelog("\nWarning: value "+fp2str(vv)+
-                     " is below lower limit of " +fp2str(vmin)+".\n");
-        }
-        if (vmax != Undef && vv > vmax + Tiny) {
-            writelog("\nWarning: value "+fp2str(vv)+
-                     " is above upper limit of " +fp2str(vmin)+".\n");
-        }
-    }
-    int nv = v.size();
-    for (int n = 0; n < nv; n++) {
-        v[n] *= funit;
-    }
-    if (nv != expectedSize) {
-        throw CanteraError("getNamedFloatArray",
-                           "node named " + nodeName + "didn't have correct number of floats"
-                           + int2str(expectedSize) + " vs " + int2str(nv));
-    }
-    return nv;
-}
-
 void getMap(const Cantera::XML_Node& node, std::map<std::string, std::string>& m)
 {
     std::vector<std::string> v;