diff --git a/cli/filelister.h b/cli/filelister.h
index 9ba296eedce..6cdd99c7e43 100644
--- a/cli/filelister.h
+++ b/cli/filelister.h
@@ -32,21 +32,6 @@ class FileWithDetails;
 /** @brief Cross-platform FileLister */
 class FileLister {
 public:
-    /**
-     * @brief Recursively add source files to a map.
-     * Add source files from given directory and all subdirectries to the
-     * given map. Only files with accepted extensions
-     * (*.c;*.cpp;*.cxx;*.c++;*.cc;*.txx) are added.
-     * @param files output list that associates the size of each file with its name
-     * @param path root path
-     * @param ignored ignored paths
-     * @return On success, an empty string is returned. On error, a error message is returned.
-     */
-    static std::string recursiveAddFiles(std::list<FileWithDetails> &files, const std::string &path, const PathMatch& ignored) {
-        const std::set<std::string> extra;
-        return recursiveAddFiles(files, path, extra, ignored);
-    }
-
     /**
      * @brief Recursively add source files to a map.
      * Add source files from given directory and all subdirectries to the
diff --git a/test/testfilelister.cpp b/test/testfilelister.cpp
index 873055a782f..b4926d5c9b9 100644
--- a/test/testfilelister.cpp
+++ b/test/testfilelister.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class TestFileLister : public TestFixture {
         std::list<FileWithDetails> files;
         std::vector<std::string> masks;
         PathMatch matcher(std::move(masks));
-        std::string err = FileLister::recursiveAddFiles(files, adddir, matcher);
+        std::string err = FileLister::recursiveAddFiles(files, adddir, {}, matcher);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", err);
 
         ASSERT(!files.empty());
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class TestFileLister : public TestFixture {
 
     void recursiveAddFilesEmptyPath() const {
         std::list<FileWithDetails> files;
-        const std::string err = FileLister::recursiveAddFiles(files, "", PathMatch({}));
+        const std::string err = FileLister::recursiveAddFiles(files, "", {}, PathMatch({}));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("no path specified", err);
     }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class TestFileLister : public TestFixture {
         std::list<FileWithDetails> files;
         std::vector<std::string> ignored{"lib/token.cpp"};
         PathMatch matcher(ignored);
-        std::string err = FileLister::recursiveAddFiles(files, basedir + "lib/token.cpp", matcher);
+        std::string err = FileLister::recursiveAddFiles(files, basedir + "lib/token.cpp", {}, matcher);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", err);
         ASSERT(files.empty());
     }
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class TestFileLister : public TestFixture {
         std::list<FileWithDetails> files;
         std::vector<std::string> ignored;
         PathMatch matcher(ignored);
-        std::string err = FileLister::recursiveAddFiles(files, basedir + "lib/token.cpp", matcher);
+        std::string err = FileLister::recursiveAddFiles(files, basedir + "lib/token.cpp", {}, matcher);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", err);
         ASSERT_EQUALS(1, files.size());
         ASSERT_EQUALS(basedir + "lib/token.cpp", files.begin()->path());