diff --git a/test/nonlinear/newton/test_newton.cc b/test/nonlinear/newton/test_newton.cc
index 248314baf7e9d71538d0290c7f4ad48ac25bf67d..c1d81048da9c3f7377dddfb69188be91f8b17b94 100644
--- a/test/nonlinear/newton/test_newton.cc
+++ b/test/nonlinear/newton/test_newton.cc
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ public:
 
     void setLinearSystem() {}
 
-    bool isStationaryProblem() { return false; }
-
     ResidualType prevSol() { return ResidualType(0.0); }
 
     void resetTimeStep(const ResidualType& sol) {}