diff --git a/cpp/SymbolicBayesChain.cpp b/cpp/SymbolicBayesChain.cpp
index bea17718b..fc1e84fd7 100644
--- a/cpp/SymbolicBayesChain.cpp
+++ b/cpp/SymbolicBayesChain.cpp
@@ -20,17 +20,6 @@ namespace gtsam {
 	// Explicitly instantiate so we don't have to include everywhere
 	template class BayesChain<SymbolicConditional>;
 
-	typedef pair<string,SymbolicConditional::shared_ptr> pp;
-
-	/* ************************************************************************* */
-	SymbolicBayesChain::SymbolicBayesChain(const std::map<std::string,
-			SymbolicConditional::shared_ptr>& nodes) {
-		BOOST_FOREACH(pp p, nodes) {
-		  keys_.push_front(p.first);
-			nodes_.insert(p);
-		}
-	}
-
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 
 } // namespace gtsam
diff --git a/cpp/SymbolicBayesChain.h b/cpp/SymbolicBayesChain.h
index b8b06e8d2..6459f9603 100644
--- a/cpp/SymbolicBayesChain.h
+++ b/cpp/SymbolicBayesChain.h
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ namespace gtsam {
 		 */
 		SymbolicBayesChain() {}
 
-		/**
-		 *  Construct from a map of nodes
-		 */
-		SymbolicBayesChain(const std::map<std::string,
-				SymbolicConditional::shared_ptr>& nodes);
-
 		/** Destructor */
 		virtual ~SymbolicBayesChain() {
 		}