diff --git a/eo/src/EO.h b/eo/src/EO.h
index 7b1b503f..ec9d3dcc 100644
--- a/eo/src/EO.h
+++ b/eo/src/EO.h
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ public:
   */
   EO(): repFitness(0), invalidFitness(true) {}
   
-  /** Ctor from stream.
-      Fitness must have defined the lecture from an istream.
-  */
-  EO( istream& _is ) { readFrom(_is); }
-
   /// Virtual dtor
   virtual ~EO() {};