diff --git a/server/TracyWorker.cpp b/server/TracyWorker.cpp
index 36acf354..0bbf0c78 100644
--- a/server/TracyWorker.cpp
+++ b/server/TracyWorker.cpp
@@ -2426,19 +2426,6 @@ const char* Worker::GetString( const StringIdx& idx ) const
     return m_data.stringData[idx.Idx()];
 }
 
-uint32_t Worker::AddNewString(const char* newString)
-{
-    assert(m_allowStringModification);
-    uint64_t sz = strlen(newString);
-    auto ptr = m_slab.Alloc<char>( sz+1 );
-    memcpy( ptr, newString, sz );
-    ptr[sz] = '\0';
-    uint32_t idx = m_data.stringData.size();
-    m_data.stringMap.emplace( charutil::StringKey { ptr, sz }, idx );
-    m_data.stringData.push_back( ptr );
-    return idx;
-}
-
 static const char* BadExternalThreadNames[] = {
     "ntdll.dll",
     "???",
diff --git a/server/TracyWorker.hpp b/server/TracyWorker.hpp
index 081f8be9..72b94d1a 100644
--- a/server/TracyWorker.hpp
+++ b/server/TracyWorker.hpp
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ public:
 
     void CacheSourceFiles();
 
-    uint32_t AddNewString(const char* newString);
+    StringLocation StoreString(const char* str, size_t sz);
 
 private:
     void Network();
@@ -896,7 +896,6 @@ private:
 
     uint32_t GetSingleStringIdx();
     uint32_t GetSecondStringIdx();
-    StringLocation StoreString( const char* str, size_t sz );
     const ContextSwitch* const GetContextSwitchDataImpl( uint64_t thread );
 
     void CacheSource( const StringRef& str, const StringIdx& image = StringIdx() );