diff --git a/src/value.cpp b/src/value.cpp
index ac889dad..8c7e89d5 100644
--- a/src/value.cpp
+++ b/src/value.cpp
@@ -224,13 +224,6 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
         return *this;
     }
 
-    void AsciiValue::read(const byte* buf, long len, ByteOrder byteOrder)
-    {
-        // byteOrder not needed 
-        value_ = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buf), len);
-        if (value_[value_.size()-1] != '\0') value_ += '\0';
-    }
-
     void AsciiValue::read(const std::string& buf)
     {
         value_ = buf;
diff --git a/src/value.hpp b/src/value.hpp
index a2b83a34..8ddc92b6 100644
--- a/src/value.hpp
+++ b/src/value.hpp
@@ -467,20 +467,6 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
         //@{
         //! Assignment operator
         AsciiValue& operator=(const AsciiValue& rhs);
-        /*!
-          @brief Read the value from a character buffer. Appends a terminating
-                 '\\0' character if buf doesn't end with 0.
-
-          @note The byte order is required by the interface but not used by this
-                method, so just use the default.
-
-          @param buf Pointer to the data buffer to read from
-          @param len Number of bytes in the data buffer 
-          @param byteOrder Byte order. Not needed.
-         */
-        virtual void read(const byte* buf, 
-                          long len, 
-                          ByteOrder byteOrder =invalidByteOrder);
         /*!
           @brief Set the value to that of the string buf. Overrides base class
                  to append a terminating '\\0' character if buf doesn't end