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diff --git a/src/buildstream/_platform/platform.py b/src/buildstream/_platform/platform.py
index f46043cbf..50a1d8e6c 100644
--- a/src/buildstream/_platform/platform.py
+++ b/src/buildstream/_platform/platform.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
# Authors:
# Tristan Maat <tristan.maat@codethink.co.uk>
-import multiprocessing
import os
import platform
@@ -146,19 +145,6 @@ class Platform:
# Otherwise, use the hardware identifier from uname
return Platform.canonicalize_arch(uname.machine)
- # does_multiprocessing_start_require_pickling():
- #
- # Returns True if the multiprocessing start method will pickle arguments
- # to new processes.
- #
- # Returns:
- # (bool): Whether pickling is required or not
- #
- def does_multiprocessing_start_require_pickling(self):
- # Note that if the start method has not been set before now, it will be
- # set to the platform default by `get_start_method`.
- return multiprocessing.get_start_method() != "fork"
-
##################################################################
# Sandbox functions #
##################################################################