diff --git a/src/Nibbler.cpp b/src/Nibbler.cpp
index 48b0d928d..cfd2291f9 100644
--- a/src/Nibbler.cpp
+++ b/src/Nibbler.cpp
@@ -762,33 +762,6 @@ bool Nibbler::skipWS ()
   return this->skipAllOneOf (" \t\n\r\f");
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#ifdef NIBBLER_FEATURE_REGEX
-bool Nibbler::skipRx (const std::string& regex)
-{
-  if (_cursor < _length)
-  {
-    // Regex may be anchored to the beginning and include capturing parentheses,
-    // otherwise they are added.
-    std::string modified_regex;
-    if (regex.substr (0, 2) != "^(")
-      modified_regex = "^(" + regex + ")";
-    else
-      modified_regex = regex;
-
-    RX r (modified_regex, true);
-    std::vector <std::string> results;
-    if (r.match (results, _input->substr (_cursor)))
-    {
-      _cursor += results[0].length ();
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return false;
-}
-#endif
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool Nibbler::backN (const int quantity /*= 1*/)
 {
diff --git a/src/Nibbler.h b/src/Nibbler.h
index 4258edda4..6be76976f 100644
--- a/src/Nibbler.h
+++ b/src/Nibbler.h
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ public:
   bool skipAll (char);
   bool skipAllOneOf (const std::string&);
   bool skipWS ();
-#ifdef NIBBLER_FEATURE_REGEX
-  bool skipRx (const std::string&);
-#endif
 
   bool backN (const int quantity = 1);
 
diff --git a/test/nibbler.t.cpp b/test/nibbler.t.cpp
index 3c7e819d9..6fa1d3da2 100644
--- a/test/nibbler.t.cpp
+++ b/test/nibbler.t.cpp
@@ -176,17 +176,6 @@ int main (int, char**)
     t.is    (s, "foo",                "     'foo' :    getUntilEOS ()       -> 'foo'");
     t.ok    (n.depleted (),           "        '' :       depleted ()       -> true");
 
-#ifdef NIBBLER_FEATURE_REGEX
-    // bool skipRx (const std::string&);
-    t.diag ("Nibbler::skipRx");
-    n = Nibbler ("one two");
-    t.ok    (n.skipRx ("o."),         " 'one two' :         skipRx ('o.')   -> true");
-    t.notok (n.skipRx ("A+"),         "   'e two' :         skipRx ('A+')   -> false");
-    t.ok    (n.skipRx ("e+"),         "   'e two' :         skipRx ('e+')   -> true");
-    t.ok    (n.skipRx ("...."),       "    ' two' :         skipRx ('....') -> true");
-    t.ok    (n.depleted (),           "        '' :       depleted ()       -> true");
-#endif
-
     // bool backN (const int quantity = 1);
     t.diag ("Nibbler::backN");
     n = Nibbler ("/a/b/");