diff --git a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/LBM/GPUHelperFunctions/KernelUtilities.h b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/LBM/GPUHelperFunctions/KernelUtilities.h
index da13a0db463acb23f032779b6b40caed3310d184..e4dc6b81ded15beb31ac817eedd86e568a3143dc 100644
--- a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/LBM/GPUHelperFunctions/KernelUtilities.h
+++ b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/LBM/GPUHelperFunctions/KernelUtilities.h
@@ -390,11 +390,6 @@ __inline__ __device__ void writeInverse(Distributions27& destination, const List
     (destination.f[DIR_MMM])[indices.k_MMM] = f[DIR_PPP];
 }
 
-__inline__ __device__ real calculateOmega(const real omega_old, real turbulenceViscosity)
-{
-    return omega_old / (c1o1 + c3o1 * omega_old * turbulenceViscosity);
-}
-
 }
 
 #endif