diff --git a/docs/sphinx/confmap.rst b/docs/sphinx/confmap.rst
index 23eec1c4..86fca098 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/confmap.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/confmap.rst
@@ -469,10 +469,6 @@ Configuration methods
 
 * post_check_
 
-.. _print_all_msvc_detected: tools/msvc.html#waflib.Tools.msvc.print_all_msvc_detected
-
-* print_all_msvc_detected_
-
 .. _program: tools/c_aliases.html#waflib.Tools.c_aliases.program
 
 * program_
diff --git a/waflib/Tools/msvc.py b/waflib/Tools/msvc.py
index 85eece71..da4a194b 100644
--- a/waflib/Tools/msvc.py
+++ b/waflib/Tools/msvc.py
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ def get_msvc_versions(self):
 	:return: list of compilers installed
 	:rtype: list
 	"""
-	# Gather all the compiler versions and targets
+	# Gather all compiler versions and targets
 	lst = []
 	self.gather_icl_versions(lst)
 	self.gather_intel_composer_versions(lst)
@@ -599,16 +599,6 @@ def get_msvc_versions(self):
 	self.gather_msvc_versions(lst)
 	return lst
 
-@conf
-def print_all_msvc_detected(self):
-	"""
-	Print the contents of *self.env.MSVC_INSTALLED_VERSIONS*
-	"""
-	for version,targets in self.env['MSVC_INSTALLED_VERSIONS']:
-		Logs.info(version)
-		for target,l in targets:
-			Logs.info("\t"+target)
-
 @conf
 def find_lt_names_msvc(self, libname, is_static=False):
 	"""