diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 3570990cd9db368108fbaf81f3f3b16c10bcb233..8024a3966a916c945fc0cc7f0823a4957ad9e752 100755
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -201,10 +201,6 @@ namespace :swig do
     File.join("..", "ext", "fox16", wrapper_src_file_name)
   end
   
-  def swig_generate_dependencies(swig_interface_file_name, wrapper_src_file_name)
-    system "#{SWIG} #{SWIGFLAGS} -MM -o #{wrapper_src_file_path(wrapper_src_file_name)} #{swig_interface_file_name} >> dependencies"
-  end
-  
   def sed(wrapper_src_file_name)
     results = []
     IO.readlines(wrapper_src_file_name).each do |line|