diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index b19d083241..bcaddc2495 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8904,3 +8904,11 @@ Charlie 7 Dec 2011
         make_ProgThruProc.sh
         PostInstall.cpp
         release_boinc.sh
+
+Rom    9 Dec 2011
+    - VBOX: Remove unused function, I don't remember what I was going to use that
+      hook for.
+      
+    samples/vboxwrapper/
+        vbox.cpp, .h
+        vboxwrapper.cpp
diff --git a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
index 8be93833e0..69cb82b4b3 100644
--- a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
+++ b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ int VBOX_VM::run() {
     return 0;
 }
 
-void VBOX_VM::poll() {
-    return;
-}
-
 void VBOX_VM::cleanup() {
     stop();
     deregister_vm();
diff --git a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.h b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.h
index 649757ac5a..19cd4b96e2 100644
--- a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.h
+++ b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ struct VBOX_VM {
     // useful for debugging VMs.
     bool register_only;
 
-    void poll();
     int run();
     int stop();
     int pause();
diff --git a/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxwrapper.cpp b/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxwrapper.cpp
index 214a650f2e..625d7a7fc4 100644
--- a/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxwrapper.cpp
+++ b/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxwrapper.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     set_throttles(aid, vm);
 
     while (1) {
-        vm.poll();
         is_running = vm.is_running();
 
         if (boinc_status.no_heartbeat || boinc_status.quit_request) {