diff --git a/src/items/item_manager.cpp b/src/items/item_manager.cpp
index a3ac4bae3..836014797 100644
--- a/src/items/item_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/items/item_manager.cpp
@@ -280,15 +280,3 @@ void ItemManager::switchItems()
     m_switch_time = m_switch_time < 0 ? stk_config->m_item_switch_time : -1;
 
 }   // switchItems
-
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void ItemManager::setItem(const lisp::Lisp *item_node,
-                          const char *colour, Item::ItemType type)
-{
-    std::string name;
-    item_node->get(colour, name);
-    if(name.size()>0)
-    {
-        m_item_mesh[type]=m_all_meshes[name];
-    }
-}   // setItem
diff --git a/src/items/item_manager.hpp b/src/items/item_manager.hpp
index be65b36b1..6da8ecba5 100644
--- a/src/items/item_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/items/item_manager.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <map>
 #include "items/item.hpp"
+#include "lisp/lisp.hpp"
 
 class Kart;
 
@@ -50,9 +51,6 @@ private:
      *  value is <0, it indicates that the items are not switched atm. */
     float m_switch_time;
 
-    void setItem(const lisp::Lisp *item_node, const char *colour,
-                 Item::ItemType type);
-
 public:
                    ItemManager();
                   ~ItemManager();