diff --git a/src/python/swig/core.i b/src/python/swig/core.i
index 8960fb2284..770765ca43 100644
--- a/src/python/swig/core.i
+++ b/src/python/swig/core.i
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ extern const char *compileDate;
 
 void setOutputDir(const std::string &dir);
 void setOutputFile(const std::string &file);
-void loadIniFile(PyObject *);
 void SimStartup();
 void doExitCleanup();
 
diff --git a/src/python/swig/pyobject.cc b/src/python/swig/pyobject.cc
index 5ae2aa1776..fad280e1b3 100644
--- a/src/python/swig/pyobject.cc
+++ b/src/python/swig/pyobject.cc
@@ -168,16 +168,3 @@ resolveSimObject(const string &name)
     return simObj;
 }
 
-/**
- * Load config.ini into C++ database.  Exported to Python via SWIG;
- * invoked from m5.instantiate().
- */
-void
-loadIniFile(PyObject *_resolveFunc)
-{
-    resolveFunc = _resolveFunc;
-
-    // The configuration database is now complete; start processing it.
-    inifile().load(simout.resolve("config.ini"));
-}
-
diff --git a/src/python/swig/pyobject.hh b/src/python/swig/pyobject.hh
index 8e3a969947..e895be636f 100644
--- a/src/python/swig/pyobject.hh
+++ b/src/python/swig/pyobject.hh
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 
 extern "C" SimObject *convertSwigSimObjectPtr(PyObject *);
 SimObject *resolveSimObject(const std::string &name);
-void loadIniFile(PyObject *_resolveFunc);
-
 
 /**
  * Connect the described MemObject ports.  Called from Python via SWIG.