diff --git a/libtransport/AdminInterface.cpp b/libtransport/AdminInterface.cpp
index 4dac99a4c421da3728937c07e94e6703c5e94a1b..7337cdbc9c09f7bdcc5c44f85b0194e318e80b9d 100644
--- a/libtransport/AdminInterface.cpp
+++ b/libtransport/AdminInterface.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ namespace Transport {
 
 DEFINE_LOGGER(logger, "AdminInterface");
 
-__attribute__ ((unused))
+// currently unused
+#if 0
 static std::string getArg(const std::string &body) {
 	std::string ret;
 	if (body.find(" ") == std::string::npos)
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ static std::string getArg(const std::string &body) {
 
 	return body.substr(body.find(" ") + 1);
 }
+#endif
 
 class StatusCommand : public AdminInterfaceCommand {
 	public: