diff --git a/src/Match.cxx b/src/Match.cxx
index 8ce0ae03..edcabeac 100644
--- a/src/Match.cxx
+++ b/src/Match.cxx
@@ -37,27 +37,6 @@ MatchExpression::Compile(const char *src, bool anchor) noexcept
 #endif
 }
 
-bool
-MatchExpression::operator()(const char *line) const noexcept
-{
-#ifndef HAVE_PCRE
-	return anchored
-		? strncasecmp(line, expression.data(), expression.size()) == 0
-		: expression.find(line) != expression.npos;
-#else
-	assert(re != nullptr);
-
-	const auto match_data =
-		pcre2_match_data_create_from_pattern_8(re, nullptr);
-	AtScopeExit(match_data) {
-		pcre2_match_data_free_8(match_data);
-	};
-
-	return pcre2_match_8(re, (PCRE2_SPTR8)line, strlen(line),
-			     0, 0, match_data, nullptr) >= 0;
-#endif
-}
-
 bool
 MatchExpression::operator()(std::string_view line) const noexcept
 {
diff --git a/src/Match.hxx b/src/Match.hxx
index 5b0092fa..49f236bb 100644
--- a/src/Match.hxx
+++ b/src/Match.hxx
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ public:
 
 	bool Compile(const char *src, bool anchor) noexcept;
 
-	[[gnu::pure]]
-	bool operator()(const char *line) const noexcept;
-
 	[[gnu::pure]]
 	bool operator()(std::string_view line) const noexcept;
 };