diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 573268ff..3083b3e0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ option( EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP              "Build with XMP metadata support"
 option( EXIV2_ENABLE_EXTERNAL_XMP     "Use external version of XMP"                           OFF )
 option( EXIV2_ENABLE_PNG              "Build with png support (requires libz)"                ON  )
 option( EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS              "Build native language support (requires gettext)"      OFF )
-option( EXIV2_ENABLE_PRINTUCS2        "Build with Printucs2"                                  ON  )
 option( EXIV2_ENABLE_LENSDATA         "Build including lens data"                             ON  )
 option( EXIV2_ENABLE_DYNAMIC_RUNTIME  "Use dynamic runtime (used for static libs)"            ON  )
 option( EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY         "Build webready support into library"                   OFF )
diff --git a/cmake/config.h.cmake b/cmake/config.h.cmake
index 4e52a3c6..0bed81c5 100644
--- a/cmake/config.h.cmake
+++ b/cmake/config.h.cmake
@@ -73,7 +73,4 @@
 // Define if you have the iconv function.
 #cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_ICONV
 
-// Definition to enable conversion of UCS2 encoded Windows tags to UTF-8.
-#cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_PRINTUCS2
-
 #endif /* !_EXV_CONF_H_ */
diff --git a/cmake/generateConfigFile.cmake b/cmake/generateConfigFile.cmake
index 3e9dbc48..91b9554b 100644
--- a/cmake/generateConfigFile.cmake
+++ b/cmake/generateConfigFile.cmake
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ endif()
 set(EXV_ENABLE_BMFF      ${EXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF})
 set(EXV_ENABLE_WEBREADY  ${EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY})
 set(EXV_HAVE_LENSDATA    ${EXIV2_ENABLE_LENSDATA})
-set(EXV_HAVE_PRINTUCS2   ${EXIV2_ENABLE_PRINTUCS2})
 
 set(EXV_PACKAGE_NAME     ${PROJECT_NAME})
 set(EXV_PACKAGE_VERSION  ${PROJECT_VERSION})
diff --git a/cmake/printSummary.cmake b/cmake/printSummary.cmake
index 13963dc6..f1e6a033 100644
--- a/cmake/printSummary.cmake
+++ b/cmake/printSummary.cmake
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ else()
 endif()
 OptionOutput( "Building BMFF support:              " EXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF               )
 OptionOutput( "Native language support:            " EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS                )
-OptionOutput( "Conversion of Windows XP tags:      " EXIV2_ENABLE_PRINTUCS2          )
 OptionOutput( "Nikon lens database:                " EXIV2_ENABLE_LENSDATA           )
 OptionOutput( "Building webready support:          " EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY           )
 if    ( EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY )
diff --git a/src/tags_int.cpp b/src/tags_int.cpp
index 2e142931..55ed6499 100644
--- a/src/tags_int.cpp
+++ b/src/tags_int.cpp
@@ -2731,7 +2731,7 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
         }
         if (!cnv) os << value;
         return os;
-    } // printUcs2
+    }
 
     std::ostream& printExifUnit(std::ostream& os, const Value& value, const ExifData* metadata)
     {