diff --git a/headers/os/app/Application.h b/headers/os/app/Application.h
index f87c32468c..0df9705d39 100644
--- a/headers/os/app/Application.h
+++ b/headers/os/app/Application.h
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ private:
 	virtual	bool			ScriptReceived(BMessage* msg, int32 index,
 								BMessage* specifier, int32 form,
 								const char* property);
-			void			run_task();
 			void			InitData(const char* signature, bool initGUI,
 								status_t* error);
 			void			BeginRectTracking(BRect r, bool trackWhole);
diff --git a/src/kits/app/Application.cpp b/src/kits/app/Application.cpp
index 9ec378ad9e..d86bbb5722 100644
--- a/src/kits/app/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/app/Application.cpp
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ BApplication::Run()
 
 	fRunCalled = true;
 
-	run_task();
+	task_looper();
 
 	delete fPulseRunner;
 	return thread;
@@ -974,14 +974,6 @@ BApplication::ScriptReceived(BMessage *message, int32 index,
 }
 
 
-void
-BApplication::run_task()
-{
-	// ToDo: run_task() could be removed completely
-	task_looper();
-}
-
-
 void
 BApplication::BeginRectTracking(BRect rect, bool trackWhole)
 {