diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp
index 215d239ce0..ee8a4f468c 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.cpp
@@ -558,18 +558,6 @@ Json::Value RPCHandler::accountFromString(Ledger::ref lrLedger, RippleAddress& n
 	return Json::Value(Json::objectValue);
 }
 
-Json::Value RPCHandler::doAcceptLedger(Json::Value jvRequest)
-{
-	if (!theConfig.RUN_STANDALONE)
-		return rpcError(rpcNOT_STANDALONE);
-
-	Json::Value jvResult(Json::objectValue);
-
-	jvResult["newLedger"] = theApp->getOPs().acceptLedger();
-
-	return jvResult;
-}
-
 // {
 //   ident : <indent>,
 //   account_index : <index> // optional
@@ -2807,7 +2795,6 @@ Json::Value RPCHandler::doCommand(const Json::Value& jvRequest, int iRole)
 		unsigned int	iOptions;
 	} commandsA[] = {
 		// Request-response methods
-		{	"accept_ledger",		&RPCHandler::doAcceptLedger,	    true,	optCurrent	},
 		{	"account_info",			&RPCHandler::doAccountInfo,		    false,	optCurrent	},
 		{	"account_lines",		&RPCHandler::doAccountLines,	    false,	optCurrent	},
 		{	"account_offers",		&RPCHandler::doAccountOffers,	    false,	optCurrent	},
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.h b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.h
index 47e30c2085..ac49c05f10 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/RPCHandler.h
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ class RPCHandler
 
 	Json::Value accountFromString(Ledger::ref lrLedger, RippleAddress& naAccount, bool& bIndex, const std::string& strIdent, const int iIndex, const bool bStrict);
 
-	Json::Value doAcceptLedger(Json::Value jvRequest);
-
 	Json::Value doAccountInfo(Json::Value params);
 	Json::Value doAccountLines(Json::Value params);
 	Json::Value doAccountOffers(Json::Value params);