diff --git a/src/game/script/C4Effect.cpp b/src/game/script/C4Effect.cpp
index 3bf3e227e..f4a26ca24 100644
--- a/src/game/script/C4Effect.cpp
+++ b/src/game/script/C4Effect.cpp
@@ -238,24 +238,6 @@ C4Effect *C4Effect::Get(const char *szName, int32_t iIndex, int32_t iMaxPriority
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-C4Effect *C4Effect::Get(int32_t iNumber, bool fIncludeDead, int32_t iMaxPriority)
-{
-	// check all effects
-	C4Effect *pEff = this;
-	do
-		if (pEff->iNumber == iNumber)
-		{
-			if (!pEff->IsDead() || fIncludeDead)
-				if (!iMaxPriority || pEff->iPriority <= iMaxPriority)
-					return pEff;
-			// effect found but denied
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	while ((pEff=pEff->pNext));
-	// nothing found
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 int32_t C4Effect::GetCount(const char *szMask, int32_t iMaxPriority)
 {
 	// count all matching effects
diff --git a/src/game/script/C4Effects.h b/src/game/script/C4Effects.h
index 8268b7146..acb5ad496 100644
--- a/src/game/script/C4Effects.h
+++ b/src/game/script/C4Effects.h
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ public:
 	bool IsInactiveAndNotDead() { return iPriority<0; } // as the name says
 
 	C4Effect *Get(const char *szName, int32_t iIndex=0, int32_t iMaxPriority=0);  // get effect by name
-	C4Effect *Get(int32_t iNumber, bool fIncludeDead, int32_t iMaxPriority=0);    // get effect by number
 	int32_t GetCount(const char *szMask, int32_t iMaxPriority=0); // count effects that match the mask
 	C4Effect *Check(C4Object *pForObj, const char *szCheckEffect, int32_t iPrio, int32_t iTimer, const C4Value &rVal1, const C4Value &rVal2, const C4Value &rVal3, const C4Value &rVal4); // do some effect callbacks
 	C4AulScript *GetCallbackScript(); // get script context for effect callbacks