diff --git a/include/SQLiteCpp/Column.h b/include/SQLiteCpp/Column.h
index dbef68c..9d1ce25 100644
--- a/include/SQLiteCpp/Column.h
+++ b/include/SQLiteCpp/Column.h
@@ -233,9 +233,6 @@ public:
     }
 #endif
 
-    /// Return UTF-8 encoded English language explanation of the most recent error.
-    const char* errmsg() const;
-
 private:
     Statement::Ptr  mStmtPtr;   //!< Shared Pointer to the prepared SQLite Statement Object
     int             mIndex;     //!< Index of the column in the row of result, starting at 0
diff --git a/src/Column.cpp b/src/Column.cpp
index 81d61c4..3fd219b 100644
--- a/src/Column.cpp
+++ b/src/Column.cpp
@@ -106,12 +106,6 @@ int Column::getBytes() const noexcept // nothrow
     return sqlite3_column_bytes(mStmtPtr, mIndex);
 }
 
-// Return UTF-8 encoded English language explanation of the most recent error.
-const char* Column::errmsg() const
-{
-    return sqlite3_errmsg(mStmtPtr);
-}
-
 // Standard std::ostream inserter
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& aStream, const Column& aColumn)
 {