diff --git a/src/spi/TimerBuilder.cpp b/src/spi/TimerBuilder.cpp
index 33db8b27..cc5fcfda 100644
--- a/src/spi/TimerBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/spi/TimerBuilder.cpp
@@ -57,19 +57,3 @@ std::unique_ptr<ITimer> TimerBuilder::create() const {
 	return std::unique_ptr<ITimer>(new NSSPI::Timer()); //NOSONAR
 #endif	// #ifdef USE_CPPTHREADS
 }
-
-/**
- * This method is a friend of NSSPI::TimerBuilder class
-**/
-void swap(NSSPI::TimerBuilder& first, NSSPI::TimerBuilder& second) { /* nothrow */
-	using std::swap;	// Enable ADL
-
-#ifdef USE_RARITAN
-	/* We whould use swap() here to be exception safe but pp::Selector does not implement the swap() method */
-	/* Because we are dealing with references, there is no risk of exception during the following 3 lines, which is what we must ensure in this swap() method */
-	pp::Selector& temp = first.eventSelector;
-	first.eventSelector = second.eventSelector;
-	second.eventSelector = temp;
-#endif
-	/* Once we have swapped the members of the two instances... the two instances have actually been swapped */
-}