diff --git a/src/plugins/screenrecorder/ffmpegutils.cpp b/src/plugins/screenrecorder/ffmpegutils.cpp
index 9f1abb8ec80..419e558ae28 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screenrecorder/ffmpegutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screenrecorder/ffmpegutils.cpp
@@ -149,23 +149,6 @@ static QVersionNumber parseVersionNumber(const QByteArray &toolOutput)
     return result;
 }
 
-QVersionNumber toolVersion()
-{
-    Process proc;
-    const CommandLine cl{
-        Internal::settings().ffprobeTool(),
-        {
-            "-v", "quiet",
-            "-print_format", "json",
-            "-show_versions",
-        }
-    };
-    proc.setCommand(cl);
-    proc.runBlocking();
-    const QByteArray output = proc.allRawOutput();
-    return parseVersionNumber(output);
-}
-
 static ClipInfo parseClipInfo(const QByteArray &toolOutput)
 {
     ClipInfo result;
diff --git a/src/plugins/screenrecorder/ffmpegutils.h b/src/plugins/screenrecorder/ffmpegutils.h
index cb4cbea92c9..921007a5758 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screenrecorder/ffmpegutils.h
+++ b/src/plugins/screenrecorder/ffmpegutils.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ private:
 
 namespace FFmpegUtils {
 
-QVersionNumber toolVersion();
 ClipInfo clipInfo(const Utils::FilePath &path);
 int parseFrameProgressFromOutput(const QByteArray &output);
 void sendQuitCommand(Utils::Process *proc);