diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index ad46f2651cd..fc1a51de645 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -993,9 +993,6 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::checkFile(const FileWithDetails& file, const std::string
 
         Preprocessor preprocessor(mSettings, mErrorLogger, file.lang());
 
-        if (!preprocessor.loadFiles(tokens1, files))
-            return mLogger->exitcode();
-
         if (!mSettings.plistOutput.empty()) {
             std::string filename2;
             if (file.spath().find('/') != std::string::npos)
diff --git a/lib/path.cpp b/lib/path.cpp
index 6770267cfda..2e9e7b6a439 100644
--- a/lib/path.cpp
+++ b/lib/path.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ bool Path::acceptFile(const std::string &path, const std::set<std::string> &extr
 static bool hasEmacsCppMarker(const char* path)
 {
     // TODO: identify is called three times for each file
-    // Preprocessor::loadFiles() -> createDUI()
     // Preprocessor::preprocess() -> createDUI()
     // TokenList::createTokens() -> TokenList::determineCppC()
 #ifdef LOG_EMACS_MARKER
diff --git a/lib/preprocessor.cpp b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
index f7ccc9c0dc5..8b104813438 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
@@ -773,16 +773,6 @@ void Preprocessor::handleErrors(const simplecpp::OutputList& outputList, bool th
     }
 }
 
-bool Preprocessor::loadFiles(const simplecpp::TokenList &rawtokens, std::vector<std::string> &files)
-{
-    const simplecpp::DUI dui = createDUI(mSettings, "", mLang);
-
-    simplecpp::OutputList outputList;
-    mFileCache = simplecpp::load(rawtokens, files, dui, &outputList);
-    handleErrors(outputList, false);
-    return !hasErrors(outputList);
-}
-
 void Preprocessor::removeComments(simplecpp::TokenList &tokens) const
 {
     tokens.removeComments();
diff --git a/lib/preprocessor.h b/lib/preprocessor.h
index c1c034e2904..34ae6dfff72 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessor.h
+++ b/lib/preprocessor.h
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ class CPPCHECKLIB WARN_UNUSED Preprocessor {
 
     std::vector<RemarkComment> getRemarkComments(const simplecpp::TokenList &tokens) const;
 
-    bool loadFiles(const simplecpp::TokenList &rawtokens, std::vector<std::string> &files);
-
     void removeComments(simplecpp::TokenList &tokens) const;
 
     static void setPlatformInfo(simplecpp::TokenList &tokens, const Settings& settings);
diff --git a/test/testcppcheck.cpp b/test/testcppcheck.cpp
index c4b818b79b9..125ed6ebfd0 100644
--- a/test/testcppcheck.cpp
+++ b/test/testcppcheck.cpp
@@ -539,7 +539,6 @@ class TestCppcheck : public TestFixture {
         const simplecpp::TokenList tokens(istr, files, "m1.c");
 
         Preprocessor preprocessor(settings, errorLogger, Standards::Language::C);
-        ASSERT(preprocessor.loadFiles(tokens, files));
 
         AddonInfo premiumaddon;
         premiumaddon.name = "premiumaddon.json";