diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDesktopFolder.cpp b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDesktopFolder.cpp
index 50bc488e12c..f6a884dc331 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDesktopFolder.cpp
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/folders/CDesktopFolder.cpp
@@ -134,18 +134,6 @@ IsNamespaceExtensionHidden(const WCHAR *iid)
     return Result;
 }
 
-static VOID
-SetNamespaceExtensionVisibleStatus(const WCHAR * iid, DWORD dwStatus)
-{
-    HKEY hKey;
-
-    if (RegOpenKeyExW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, ClassicStartMenuW, 0, KEY_WRITE, &hKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
-    {
-        RegSetValueExW(hKey, iid, 0, REG_DWORD, (LPBYTE)&dwStatus, sizeof(DWORD));
-        RegCloseKey(hKey);
-    }
-}
-
 /**************************************************************************
  *  CreateDesktopEnumList()
  */