diff --git a/websocket-sharp/Server/WebSocketServer.cs b/websocket-sharp/Server/WebSocketServer.cs
index 4d92b7b1..571bd293 100644
--- a/websocket-sharp/Server/WebSocketServer.cs
+++ b/websocket-sharp/Server/WebSocketServer.cs
@@ -731,28 +731,6 @@ namespace WebSocketSharp.Server
              || name == _hostname;
     }
 
-    private bool checkServicePath (string path, out string message)
-    {
-      message = null;
-
-      if (path.IsNullOrEmpty ()) {
-        message = "'path' is null or empty.";
-        return false;
-      }
-
-      if (path[0] != '/') {
-        message = "'path' is not an absolute path.";
-        return false;
-      }
-
-      if (path.IndexOfAny (new[] { '?', '#' }) > -1) {
-        message = "'path' includes either or both query and fragment components.";
-        return false;
-      }
-
-      return true;
-    }
-
     private bool checkSslConfiguration (
       ServerSslConfiguration configuration, out string message
     )